monapp

The monapp python module can be used to monitor memory and CPU usage of a process.

You can instantiate a monitor using

monitor = monapp.getMonitor(pid,output)

where pid is the PID of the process to be monitored and output the name of the output file. If the PID is not specified the PID of the current process is used. No data is written if the output file is not specified.

Once a monitor is instantiated you can get the current resource usage

resources = monitor.current()

or the peak usage Once a monitor is instantiated you can get the current resource usage

resources = monitor.peak()

where the dictionary resources contains the percentage CPU and memory usage.

You can specify additional output files using

resources = monitor.output(fname)

The package also includes two programs. Use

• monapp 'some command' to monitor launch and monitor an application
• plotMonapp to plot the output