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Re: How to limit CPU usage in Python

Started byTerry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
First post2012-09-20 12:53 -0400
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  Re: How to limit CPU usage in Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-20 12:53 -0400

#29560 — Re: How to limit CPU usage in Python

FromTerry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Date2012-09-20 12:53 -0400
SubjectRe: How to limit CPU usage in Python
Message-ID<mailman.965.1348160038.27098.python-list@python.org>
On 9/20/2012 12:46 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 9/20/2012 11:12 AM, Rolando CaƱer Roblejo wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is it possible for me to put a limit in the amount of processor usage (%
>> CPU) that my current python script is using? Is there any module useful
>> for this task? I saw Resource module but I think it is not the module I
>> am looking for. Some people recommend to use nice and cpulimit unix
>> tools, but those are external to python and I prefer a python solution.
>> I am working with Linux (Ubuntu 10.04).
>
> Call the external tools with subprocess.open.

I meant to end that with ? as I don't know how easy it is to get the 
external id of the calling process that is to be limited. I presume that 
can be done by first calling ps (with subprocess) and searching the 
piped-back output.


-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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