[python-win32] Capturing a Python script's Task Manager statistics

[Larry Bates]

python at bdurham.com wrote:
> Anyone know of a way to have a Python script capture its own Task
> Manager statistics?
> 
> I have a long running Python script whose CPU, memory, disk i/o, and
> network traffic I would like to monitor.
> 
> An alternative more generic approach would be to run an 'observer'
> script that would monitor all Task Manager statistics so I could watch
> multiple scripts.
> 
> Motivation: I would like to track this script's resource requirements
> and if the script detects its exceeding some pre-defined resource limits
> for a certain amount of time, to send out an alert.
> 
> Any suggestions (or recommendation on a 3rd party that does the same)
> appreciated.
> 
> Thank you,
> Malcolm

Suggestion: Convert it to a service and then you can get at the statistics by 
hooking the Windows Performance Monitor.  Great description of how you would do 
this in "Python Programming on Win32" book.

-Larry