diskinfo 0.9.3

A disk information Python library for Linux

diskinfo

A disk information Python library for Linux.

This library provides API for:

1. collecting information about a specific disk

2. discovering existing disks in your system

3. translation between device names and persistent names, for example:

   "/dev/sda" <-> "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Samsung_SSD_850_PRO_1TB_S3D2NY0J819218R" 
   

Installation

Standard installation from pypi:

pip install diskinfo

The package does not have extra dependencies.

API documentation

The detailed API documentation can be found on readthedocs.io.

Demo

In the package a short demo can be found. For running the demo, execute this:

python -m diskinfo.demo
There are 2 disks installed in this system (0 HDDs, 2 SSDs, 0 NVMEs).
[sda]
    path:                     /dev/sda
    model:                    Samsung SSD 850 PRO 1TB
    size:                     953.9 GB
    serial:                   S3D2NY0J819218R
    firmware:                 EXM04B6Q
    device type:              SSD
    by-id path:               ['/dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5002539c407370be', '/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Samsung_SSD_850_PRO_1TB_S3D2NY0J819218R']
    by-path path:             ['/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.0-ata-1.0', '/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.0-ata-1']
    wwn id:                   0x5002539c407370be
    device id:                (8:0)
    Physical block size:      512
    Logical block size:       512
    Partition table type:     gpt
    Partition table UUID:     008e4c54-96c9-4771-9e13-60dfe00ebb7f
[sdb]
    path:                     /dev/sdb
    model:                    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 2TB
    size:                     1.8 TB
    serial:                   S3HDNWBG801398X
    firmware:                 EMT02B6Q
    device type:              SSD
    by-id path:               ['/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Samsung_SSD_850_EVO_2TB_S3HDNWBG801398X', '/dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5002538c8000a847']
    by-path path:             ['/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.0-ata-2', '/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.0-ata-2.0']
    wwn id:                   0x5002538c8000a847
    device id:                (8:16)
    Physical block size:      512
    Logical block size:       512
    Partition table type:     gpt
    Partition table UUID:     d3f932e0-7107-455e-a569-9acd5b60d204