In python how do I get the value of kern.module_path?

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In python how can I get the value of the sysctl kern.module_path?

I know I can use popen to open sysctl(1) as a subprocess. Is there a better way?

Does reading `/proc/sys/kern/module_path` work? I don’t know how it is on BSD. — Ry-, May 17 '14 at 21:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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I think your best bet is the sysctl library: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sysctl/0.1b2

Alternatively, you could use ctypes to interface directly with the C library. There's already a stackoverflow answer with an example of how to read sysctl values here: python ctypes and sysctl

(Obviously, if you wanted to set values, you would have to modify that ctypes example a little).

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In python how do I get the value of kern.module_path?

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