[python-win32] Listing all processes

[Fuzzyman]

Tim Golden wrote:

> Michael Foord wrote:
>
>> I recently blogged about how listing all running processes is easy 
>> with IronPython [1].
>
>
>> Can anyone suggest a better solution? (DISCLAIMER: I didn't write 
>> this, my colleagues 'borrowed' it from the intarwebz.)
>
>
> (Hmmm. Bit defensive there, Mr F.... :)
>
> [pywin32]
>
>> # check if AVG and Thunderbird are running
>> import win32pdhutil
>> for procName in ['avgwa.dat', 'avgw', 'thunderbird', "THUNDE~1"]:
>>     try:
>>         win32pdhutil.GetPerformanceAttributes('Process','ID Process', 
>> procName)
>>     except:
>>         pass
>>     if win32pdhutil.FindPerformanceAttributesByName(procName):
>>         print "Pylint error found: Please shut down %s" % procName
>>         win32pdhutil.ShowAllProcesses()
>>         sys.exit(1)
>
>
> [IronPython]
>
>> from System.Diagnostics import Process
>>
>> procs = Process.GetProcesses()
>> print "All running processes:"
>> print '\n'.join(proc.ProcessName for proc in procs)
>
>
> http://timgolden.me.uk/python/wmi_cookbook.html#running_processes
>
> [WMI using pywin32]
> import win32com.client
> wmi = win32com.client.GetObject ("winmgmts:")
> procs = wmi.InstancesOf ("Win32_Process")
> print "\n".join (proc.Properties_ ("Caption").Value for proc in procs)
>
> [WMI using wmi module]
> import wmi
> procs = wmi.WMI ().Win32_Process ()
> print "All running processes:"
> print "\n".join (proc.Caption for proc in procs)
>
> In fact, putting your subject line plus "Python" into
> Google, these solutions (in different forms) appear third
> and sixth in the results list.

Well, your suggestions are definitely better than what we are using. :-)

Now this is why I was defensive...

Michael
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironpython/index.shtml


>
> TJG
>