How to detect a process is running using python

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I have to do some task whenever some specific applications were launched. Is there any way to list all the processes running in an operating system or detect whenever a new process is created in operating system

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '11 at 16:19

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You could use psutil. Psutil provides information on running processes and system utilization.

answered Oct 08 '11 at 16:19

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I'm not sure what you mean. Where is that traceback coming from ? – joaquin Oct 08 '11 at 16:30
That means he's running jython and psutil doesn't have support for it. – Giampaolo Rodolà Nov 18 '11 at 11:06

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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Yeah, there is a bit of stuff in the standard Python library that Jython doesn't implement probably because it's platform dependent and too much work for the small Jython community to implement. Try looking for a Java solution, it's trivial to invoke Java code from Jython.

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answered Oct 08 '11 at 18:30

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