Django: Way to Get List of All Running Commands?

Question

If I run htop, I see a list of all running processes, and the commands that spawned them.

Is there a way to get the list of running commands from inside Django? I looked at the docs for the OS module, but didn't yet spot a way to do it.

What do you mean by "running commands"? The views that are currently running? — Iain Shelvington
– Iain Shelvington, Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 21:44
On the far right of the window, it lists the name of the command, e.g. python3 /my_directory/my_app/manage.py rssrun --settings=server.settings.prod_cnf. I'd like to load this list within my Django app if possible. — VikR
– VikR, Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 21:52
Load what list? The list of currently running Django processes? — Iain Shelvington
– Iain Shelvington, Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 21:56
The same list displayed by htop. I've got a cron job that runs regularly. I want it to check this list to see if it's still running from a previous launch and if so, exit immediately. :) — VikR
– VikR, Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 22:09

Iain Shelvington · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-20 22:02:38Z

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To get a list of currently running processes you can use ps

result = subprocess.run(['ps aux | grep rssrun'], capture_output=True, shell=True)
print(result.stdout)

answered Nov 20, 2019 at 22:02

Iain Shelvington

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