py-sysctl

py-sysctl is a wrapper for the sysctl* system functions. The core is written in C.

Examples

py-sysctl provides a very simple interface to access sysctls through the filter method.

Sysctls for CPU #0

>>> import sysctl
>>> sysctl.filter('dev.cpu.0')
[<Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.%desc>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.%driver>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.%location>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.%pnpinfo>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.%parent>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.freq>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.freq_levels>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.cx_supported>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest>, <Sysctl: dev.cpu.0.cx_usage>]

Inspect a sysctl

>>> import sysctl
>>> shmall = sysctl.filter('kern.ipc.shmall')[0]
>>> shmall.value
131072L
>>> shmall.tuneable
False
>>> shmall.writable
True

License

This python module is licensed under BSD 2 Clause, see LICENSE.