process-plot

Create plots of memory and CPU usage for a process.

This is a wrapper around the ps command, which polls it at a set interval.

Usage

Install the package with pip or pipx:

$ pipx install process-plot

then run:

$ pplot exec -i 0.1 "sleep 1"
PPLOT INFO: Output files will be written to: /user/pplot_out, with basename: 20210921024614
PPLOT INFO: Running process
PPLOT INFO: Total run time: 0 hour(s), 00 minute(s), 01.175246 second(s)
PPLOT INFO: Plotting results
PPLOT SUCCESS!

You will then find the output files in /user/pplot_out, with a plot for the process like:

Additional options are available:

$ pplot exec --help
Usage: pplot exec [OPTIONS] COMMAND

  Execute a command and profile it.

Options:
  -i, --interval FLOAT            Interval in seconds
  -c, --command-output [hide|screen|file]
                                  Mode for stdout/stderr of command  [default:
                                  file]
  -p, --basepath TEXT             Basepath for output files
  -n, --basename TEXT             Basename for output files (defaults to
                                  datetime)
  -v, --verbose                   Increase verbosity  [x>=0]
  -q, --quiet                     Quiet mode
  --help                          Show this message and exit.

Acknowledgements

Initially adapted from: https://github.com/jeetsukumaran/Syrupy