Detecting if Linux Program Running

[Constantinos A. Kotsokalis]

On Sat, 18 Mar 2000 20:03:29 GMT, Joseph C. Kopec wrote:
>Is there any easy way using Python under Linux to detect whether a
>particular executable is running?  Thanks in advance.

The easiest but not reliable way should be lock files (i.e.
files you usually find under /var/run). Process creates file,
process checks for file, story goes on. Actually this technique
is practiced by a whole lot of applications no matter if they
are written in Python or some other language.

I repeat though, it's not a reliable method.

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