jobinfo 1.0.7

This tool extracts useful information about scheduled jobs.

What is jobinfo?

Researchers on a Linux-based computing system submit computing jobs to run and process their research data. Information on these jobs is collated in an output table as they run and provide a record of the resources used by the job. jobinfo extracts useful information from such tables, including,

• Allocation code(s) corresponding to a user.
• Most recently submitter job ID.
• Total CPU usage in core-hours.
• Total memory usage in GB.

Installation Instructions

Prerequisites

• Ensure Python 3.6+ is installed.

    python --version

or

    python3 --version

• If you don't have Python 3.6+ installed, go to the official webpage and follow the instructions to install the latest version.

• pip Should come with Python, but ensure it's up to date.

    python -m pip install --upgrade pip

Install the Package (method 1)

• The easiest way is to use pip package manager.

    pip install --upgrade jobinfo

• For a user-specific install (to avoid system-wide install),

    pip install --user jobinfo

Install the Package (method 2)

• If installation method 1 fails, you can get the source code and build from scratch.

    git clone https://github.com/ahama92/jobinfo.git
    cd jobinfo
    pip install -e .

Installation Confirmation

• Check if jobinfo is installed correctly.

    jobinfo --version

Troubleshooting

• If you use Windows, I highly recommend installing the Ubuntu app from Microsoft Store and using it as your daily driver. This way you can stay in Windows but enjoy most of what Linux has to offers.
• If you still want to use Windows for some reason and you face issues with running jobinfo, here are some possible remedies.
• Check if jobinfo was installed.

    pip show jobinfo

• The output should show the installation location similar to c:\users\USER\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python39\site-packages.
• Go to that path in your file explorer.
• Then go one step up. In my example it would be the python39\ folder.
• Then go to the Scripts folder.
• Copy the path.
• Then type the following command in a Windows PowerShell.

    $env:Path += ";C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\Scripts"

• Don't forget to change the path to that one you just copied, not my example!

Software Prerequisites