Is there a way to change the name of a process running a python script on Linux?
When I do a ps, all I get are "python" process names.
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A:
http://code.google.com/p/procname/
Sample usage:
# Lets rename:
>>> procname.setprocname('My super name')
# Lets check. Press Ctrl+Z
user@comp:~/procname$ ps
PID TTY TIME CMD
13016 pts/2 00:00:00 bash
13128 pts/2 00:00:00 My super name <-- it's here
Adam Bernier
2010-02-12 22:11:50
Neat! Is there a way to perform the same operation **without** incurring the additional complexity of a `C` extension?
jldupont
2010-02-12 22:13:16
http://bugs.python.org/issue5672 makes me think that, no, there isn't :-(
Adam Bernier
2010-02-12 22:15:12
in that ticket, they also mention another process name-changing tool (also in C): http://code.google.com/p/py-setproctitle/source/browse/tools/
Adam Bernier
2010-02-12 22:17:57
+1: great stuff! Thanks!
jldupont
2010-02-12 22:20:32