Package osh :: Module process :: Class Process

Class Process

object --+
         |
        Process

A Process object represents a process with a particular PID. The process may or may not be running when the Process object is used. It is conceivable that the Process object does not represent the same process that was identified by the PID when the Process object was created.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, pid)
Creates a Process object for a given pid. source code

__repr__(self)
Returns a string describing this Process. source code

__cmp__(self, other)
Ranks Processes by PID. source code

__hash__(self)
hash(x)

source code

pid(self)
The PID of this Process. source code

parent(self)
The parent of this Process. source code

descendents(self)
A list containing Process objects corresponding to the descendents of this Process, (children, grandchildren, etc.) source code

state(self)
The state of this Process. source code

size(self)
The VM size of this Process. source code

rss(self)
The VM RSS of this Process. source code

command_line(self)
The command-line used to create this Process. source code

env(self)
A map describing the environment in effect during the creation of this Process. source code

kill(self, signal=None)
Send the indicated signal to this process. source code

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __str__

Properties
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

init(self, pid)
(Constructor)

source code

Creates a Process object for a given pid. For internal use only.

Overrides: object.__init__

repr(self)
(Representation operator)

source code

Returns a string describing this Process.

Overrides: object.__repr__

hash(self)
(Hashing function)

source code

hash(x)

Overrides: object.__hash__: (inherited documentation)

parent(self)

source code

The parent of this Process. Returns a Process object.

Class Process

__init__(self, pid) (Constructor)

__repr__(self) (Representation operator)

__hash__(self) (Hashing function)

parent(self)

init(self, pid)
(Constructor)

repr(self)
(Representation operator)

hash(self)
(Hashing function)