4 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_bash_evaluation.py b/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_bash_evaluation.py
index ee6949d..352e95f 100644
--- a/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_bash_evaluation.py
+++ b/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_bash_evaluation.py
@@ -536,6 +536,11 @@ class BashHookEvaluationTestCases(EvaluatorBaseTest):
         # Then
         self.assertFalse(result.get('success'))
         self.assert_correct_output(self.timeout_msg, result.get('error'))
+        parent_proc = Process(os.getpid()).children()
+        if parent_proc:
+            self.assertFalse(any(Process(parent_proc[0].pid)\
+                .children(recursive=True)))
+
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_c_cpp_evaluation.py b/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_c_cpp_evaluation.py
index d3147f5..79227f5 100644
--- a/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_c_cpp_evaluation.py
+++ b/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_c_cpp_evaluation.py
@@ -977,7 +977,10 @@ class CppHookEvaluationTestCases(EvaluatorBaseTest):
         # Then
         self.assertFalse(result.get('success'))
         self.assert_correct_output(self.timeout_msg, result.get('error'))
-
+        parent_proc = Process(os.getpid()).children()
+        if parent_proc:
+            self.assertFalse(any(Process(parent_proc[0].pid)\
+                .children(recursive=True)))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_java_evaluation.py b/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_java_evaluation.py
index 2c49a50..39c5ee9 100644
--- a/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_java_evaluation.py
+++ b/yaksh/evaluator_tests/test_java_evaluation.py
@@ -844,8 +844,13 @@ class JavaHookEvaluationTestCases(EvaluatorBaseTest):
         result = grader.evaluate(kwargs)
 
         # Then
+
         self.assertFalse(result.get('success'))
         self.assert_correct_output(self.timeout_msg, result.get('error'))
+        parent_proc = Process(os.getpid()).children()
+        if parent_proc:
+            self.assertFalse(any(Process(parent_proc[0].pid)\
+                .children(recursive=True)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/yaksh/hook_evaluator.py b/yaksh/hook_evaluator.py
index b86640c..f5364d6 100644
--- a/yaksh/hook_evaluator.py
+++ b/yaksh/hook_evaluator.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 import os
+import signal
+import psutil
 
 # Local imports
 from .file_utils import copy_files, delete_files
 from .base_evaluator import BaseEvaluator
 from .grader import TimeoutException
-import signal
-import psutil
+
 
 class HookEvaluator(BaseEvaluator):
     def __init__(self, metadata, test_case_data):