What is the psutil.cpu_stats() method in Python?

What is the psutil module?

The psutil (Python system and process utilities) is a Python package that retrieves information on ongoing processes and system usage (CPU, memory, storage, network, and sensors). It is mostly used for system monitoring, profiling, restricting process resources, and process management.

The module can be installed via pip, as follows:

pip install psutil

The cpu_stats method

The cpu_stats method is used to return the following CPU statistics attributes as a named tuple:

  • ctx_switches: This represents the number of context switches since the boot.
  • interrupts: This represents the number of interrupts since boot.
  • soft_interrupts: This represents the number of software interrupts since boot.
  • syscalls: This represents the number of system calls since boot.

Syntax

psutil.cpu_stats()

Parameters

The method has no parameters.

Example

import psutil
print("The current stats of the CPU are as follows:")
print(psutil.cpu_stats())

Explanation

  • Line 1: We import psutil.
  • Line 5: We print the output of the cpu_stats() method.

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