/python_system_monitor

A Python script to monitor and display system resource usage, specifically CPU, memory, and network bandwidth. The script continuously updates the system resource statistics in real-time, offering a visual representation of CPU and memory usage, along with network bandwidth usage details.

Primary LanguagePython

Python System Monitor

A terminal-based system monitor application built with Python and the curses library. This application provides real-time monitoring of CPU usage, memory usage, network bandwidth, system information, and running processes.

Features

  • CPU Usage: Displays overall CPU usage as well as usage per core.
  • Memory Usage: Displays current memory and swap usage.
  • Network Usage: Shows network bandwidth usage.
  • System Information: Provides details about the operating system, Python version, hostname, IP address, CPU cores, RAM, and system uptime.
  • Running Processes: Lists top running processes by memory usage with the ability to highlight and kill processes using the keyboard and mouse.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.6 or higher
  • psutil library

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/Hillary520/python_system_monitor.git
cd python_system_monitor

  2. Install the required Python libraries:

    pip install psutil

Usage

Run the main script to start the system monitor:

python3 main.py

Modules

  • cpu_monitor.py: Contains the CPUMonitor class to get CPU usage information.
  • memory_monitor.py: Contains the MemoryMonitor class to get memory and swap usage.
  • network_monitor.py: Contains the NetworkMonitor class to get network bandwidth usage.
  • system_info.py: Contains the SystemInfo class to get system information.
  • processes.py: Contains the ProcessMonitor class to get a list of running processes.

Controls

  • Arrow Keys: Navigate through the list of processes.
  • Mouse Click: Click to select/highlight a process.
  • K: Kill the highlighted process.