pysysctllib 0.0.4

Simple libary for control status of systemctl service

Python-Systemctl-Libary

Python library providing a direct interface to systemd via systemctl for service management and inspection.

The library exposes a single high-level class, Systemctl, mapping one-to-one to common systemctl operations and queries.

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Installation

From PyPI:

pip install pysysctllib

From source:

git clone https://github.com/Sesdear/Python-Systemctl-Libary.git
cd Python-Systemctl-Libary
pip install .

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Environment

• Python >= 3.7
• Linux with systemd
• systemctl available
• Appropriate privileges for service control

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Basic Usage

from pysysctllib import Systemctl

svc = Systemctl("nginx.service")

svc.start()
svc.stop()
svc.restart()
svc.reload()

svc.enable()
svc.disable()

svc.mask()
svc.unmask()

svc.is_active()
svc.is_enabled()
svc.is_masked()

svc.status()
svc.get_main_pid()
svc.get_description()
svc.get_unit_file_state()
svc.list_dependencies()

svc.reload_daemon()

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API

Systemctl(name: str)

Service unit controller bound to a specific systemd unit name.

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Lifecycle Operations

• start() -> bool
• stop() -> bool
• restart() -> bool
• reload() -> bool

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Enablement

• enable() -> bool
• disable() -> bool
• is_enabled() -> bool

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Masking

• mask() -> bool
• unmask() -> bool
• is_masked() -> bool

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State and Metadata

• status() -> str
• is_active() -> bool
• get_main_pid() -> int
• get_description() -> str
• get_unit_file_state() -> str
• list_dependencies() -> list

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systemd Manager

• reload_daemon() -> bool

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License

GPL-2.0

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Author

Sesdear