@spin_first
    def shutdown(self, targets=None, restart=False, hub=False, block=None):
        block = self.block if block is None else block
        if hub:
            targets = 'all'
        targets = self._build_targets(targets)[0]
        for t in targets:
            self.session.send(self._control_socket, 'shutdown_request', 
                        content={'restart':restart},ident=t)
        error = False
        if block or hub:
            self._flush_ignored_control()
            for i in range(len(targets)):
                idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._control_socket, 0)
                if self.debug:
                    pprint(msg)
                if msg['content']['status'] != 'ok':
                    error = self._unwrap_exception(msg['content'])
        else:
            self._ignored_control_replies += len(targets)
        
        if hub:
            time.sleep(0.25)
            self.session.send(self._query_socket, 'shutdown_request')
            idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._query_socket, 0)
            if self.debug:
                pprint(msg)
            if msg['content']['status'] != 'ok':
                error = self._unwrap_exception(msg['content'])
        
        if error:
            raise error
    
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Execution related methods
    #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terminates one or more engine processes, optionally including the hub.
dataset/ETHPy150Open ipython/ipython-py3k/IPython/parallel/client/client.py/Client.shutdown