manager.py

import os
import time
import subprocess

def check(file,urls):
    f = open(file,'a+')
    f.close()
    f_pid = open('pid.txt','a')

    cmd = r"python C:\Users\Houking\Desktop\downloader\dblp\downloader.py %s" % urls
    sub = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
    f_pid.write('%d %d\n' % (os.getpid(), sub.pid))
    f_pid.flush()

    while True:
        start_time = os.path.getmtime(file)
        if sub.stdout:
            print(sub.stdout.readlines())
        timeout = 60
        while timeout>0:
            time.sleep(1)
            timeout-=1
        if os.path.getmtime(file)==start_time:
            if time.time()-os.path.getmtime(file)>1800:
                print("All have been downloaded!")
                sub.kill()
                break

            print("########## restart downloading #########")
            sub.kill()
            sub = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
            f_pid.write('%d %d\n' % (os.getpid(),sub.pid))
            f_pid.flush()
    f_pid.close()

if __name__=="__main__":
    check('pdf.txt','./url/doi_0.txt')