Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!bcyclone05.am1.xlned.com!bcyclone05.am1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.019 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'output': 0.05; 'lines,': 0.07; 'users,': 0.07; 'output,': 0.09; 'rows': 0.09; 'extension.': 0.16; 'fine).': 0.16; 'output?': 0.16; 'spit': 0.16; 'tty': 0.16; 'tweak': 0.16; 'users.': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'command': 0.22; 'input': 0.22; 'skip': 0.24; 'fairly': 0.24; "doesn't": 0.30; 'matching': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'another.': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'another': 0.32; 'raw': 0.33; 'screen': 0.34; 'maybe': 0.34; "i'd": 0.34; 'could': 0.34; 'except': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'clear': 0.37; 'e.g.': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'subject:can': 0.39; 'though,': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'users': 0.40; 'most': 0.60; 'tell': 0.60; 'more': 0.64; 'fire': 0.65; 'wall': 0.65; 'feeling': 0.68; 'brick': 0.84; 'subject:handle': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=e21N/qo+c1V3NYkWt8J0gsB4AEcSZUP8P89SORqT9gc=; b=npeeQmgynKuMLb3r+6i3t06HBfmUd4DqOqjc88jqdrYgtO8zs4k6VswwmV71KsCWng 1A/lK2dKGChScDiviT2AIQZVTqcFcniKSJ8K6BW+jC5g7cc+eI2nm1dkMOa2giW637v2 oe3lmUawQ6hzi7/1BkBZvenJcZ7Uwx7/eNLyuhGZHOr0/mblTULxy1TAMlH39rwksS+L QAMJwcijlprCnvWvhG56Oj9J+mFo0rwJO2MjT4ZVUMu2xNbYAqF7veOmm1KIH0DmIa06 oXZjQ7C8oen3iPd+3bSvO7ICZ2yuPQ8Meqa+K7YQQweQXIZhiDpAG8p/ZRinBY6j7sUL QoLw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.203.12 with SMTP id b12mr3544514oig.27.1426259870914; Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:17:50 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:17:50 -0500 Subject: Pexpect idea - but can I handle curses? From: Skip Montanaro To: Python Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c17616f6a0cd05112d00eb X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.19 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 44 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1426259880 news.xs4all.nl 2853 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43507 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl X-Received-Bytes: 5466 X-Received-Body-CRC: 990695884 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:87370 --001a11c17616f6a0cd05112d00eb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I have this tweak I'd like to make to the top command (Linux only is fine). Most of the time I want to see just one user or all users. Every now and again though, I'd like to see all users except another. Top doesn't support this functionality, but I thought something like "-u -root" would be a handy extension. Another would be to watch multiple users, e.g. -u skip,bob. I thought I could fire up a top command showing all users in a pseudo tty with a fake huge number of lines, then elide the rows matching unwanted users. However... I have a feeling I might be fairly seriously challenged trying to work with top's raw output, as it probably does something more sophisticated than clear the screen and spit out rows. Will I be in over my head trying to tweak the output? Hmmm... maybe if I tell top TERM=dumb? Anyway, before I get in over my head on the input side, I thought I would check to see if I'm likely to hit a brick wall on the output side... Thx, Skip --001a11c17616f6a0cd05112d00eb Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have this tweak I'd like to make to the top command = (Linux only is fine). Most of the time I want to see just one user or all u= sers. Every now and again though, I'd like to see all users except anot= her.=C2=A0 Top doesn't support this functionality, but I thought someth= ing like "-u -root" would be a handy extension. Another would be = to watch multiple users, e.g. -u skip,bob. I thought I could fire up a top = command showing all users in a pseudo tty with a fake huge number of lines,= then elide the rows matching unwanted users. However... I have a feeling I= might be fairly seriously challenged trying to work with top's raw out= put, as it probably does something more sophisticated than clear the screen= and spit out rows. Will I be in over my head trying to tweak the output? H= mmm... maybe if I tell top TERM=3Ddumb?

Anyway, before I= get in over my head on the input side, I thought I would check to see if I= 'm likely to hit a brick wall on the output side...

Thx,

Skip

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