pscheck.py

# Script Name		: pscheck.py
# Author				: Craig Richards
# Created				: 19th December 2011
# Last Modified		: 17th June 2013
# Version				: 1.1

# Modifications		: 1.1 - 17/06/13 - CR - Changed to functions, and check os before running the program

# Description			: Process check on Nix boxes, diplsay formatted output from ps command

import os
import string

import commands

try:
    input = raw_input
except NameError:
    pass


def ps():
    program = input("Enter the name of the program to check: ")

    try:
        # perform a ps command and assign results to a list
        output = commands.getoutput("ps -f|grep " + program)
        proginfo = string.split(output)

        # display results
        print(
            "\n\
    Full path:\t\t",
            proginfo[5],
            "\n\
    Owner:\t\t\t",
            proginfo[0],
            "\n\
    Process ID:\t\t",
            proginfo[1],
            "\n\
    Parent process ID:\t",
            proginfo[2],
            "\n\
    Time started:\t\t",
            proginfo[4],
        )
    except:
        print("There was a problem with the program.")


def main():
    if os.name == "posix":  # Unix/Linux/MacOS/BSD/etc
        ps()  # Call the function
    elif os.name in ("nt", "dos", "ce"):  # if the OS is windows
        print("You need to be on Linux or Unix to run this")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()