Listing processes with Python

[Matthew Knepley]

       Is there a portable way to obtain a process list in Python?

I looked in the OS module first but saw nothing. I tried the PythonCookbook,
but the only relevant recipe (pykill) using os.system() to call 'ps' which
is totally non-portable even among unices. I ma not sure how portable the
/proc filesystem is.The purpose here is to implement something like killall.
I want to get rid of runaway server daemons.

   Thanks,

        Matt
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