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

The psutil module

In Python, psutil (Python system and process utilities) is a package that retrieves information on ongoing processes and #key# system usage (CPU, memory, storage, network, and sensors). We mainly use it for system monitoring, profiling, restricting process resources, and process management.

The module can be installed via pip, as follows:

pip install psutil

users method

The users method returns a list of named tuples with the following fields for users presently connected to the system:

  • name: This is the name of the user.
  • terminal: This is the pseudo-terminal associated with the user.
  • host: This is the hostname associated with the user.
  • started: This is the time since the epoch as a floating-point number given in seconds.
  • pid: This is the login process PID.

Syntax

psutil.users()

The method takes no parameters.

Example

import psutil
print("The current connected users in the system are: ")
print(psutil.users())

Sample code output

Expected output
Expected output

Explanation

  • Line 1: We import the psutil module.
  • Lines 3–4: We retrieve the current users connected in the system and print them to the console.

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