safety measure for ZombieProcess exc

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/psutil/__init__.py b/psutil/__init__.py
index dde807aa..abec6cbb 100644
--- a/psutil/__init__.py
+++ b/psutil/__init__.py
@@ -494,6 +494,10 @@ class Process(object):
             # Process identity / uniqueness over time is guaranteed by
             # (PID + creation time) and that is verified in __eq__.
             return self == Process(self.pid)
+        except ZombieProcess:
+            # We should never get here as it's already handled in
+            # Process.__init__; here just for extra safety.
+            return True
         except NoSuchProcess:
             self._gone = True
             return False