Python script that runs **jps** and kills non-jps and eclipse processes. Useful for when your JVM gets fat with processes

kill-java-processes.py

import subprocess


def main():
    jps_processes = subprocess.check_output(["jps"]).split("\n")
    for line in jps_processes:
        if not "jps" in line.lower() and not "eclipse" in line.lower():
            line = line.split()
            try:
                process_id = line[0]
            except IndexError:
                return
            subprocess.call("kill -9 %s" % process_id, shell=True)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()