Automation & scripting
CLI tools, scheduled jobs, filesystem tasks, and glue scripts that save time.
Automatically Generate Hardware Inventory Reports in Python
Generate a system hardware report including OS version, CPU cores, RAM, and disk usage using platform and psutil.
import platform
import psutil # requires: pip install psutil
from datetime import datetime
def generate_hardware_report():
report_lines = []
report_lines.append(f"Report Generated: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}")
report_lines.append(f"System: {platform.system()} {platform.release()} ({pl…Automatically Log CPU, RAM, and Disk Usage Every Minute in Python
This script logs CPU, RAM, and disk usage to a CSV file every 60 seconds using psutil and Python's standard library.
import psutil
import time
import csv
from pathlib import Path
LOG_FILE = Path("system_usage_log.csv")
INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60
def log_system_usage():
"""Write CPU, RAM, and disk usage to CSV every minute."""
file_exists = LOG_FILE.exists()
with open(LOG_FILE, mode="a", newline="") as f:
writer = cs…How to Clean Old Temp Files in Python
A Python script that scans a directory and deletes files older than a configurable age (default: one week), with safe error handling.
import os
import time
from pathlib import Path
def clean_old_temp_files(directory=".", max_age_seconds=7 * 24 * 60 * 60):
"""
Remove files in directory older than the specified age.
Args:
directory: Path to directory to clean
max_age_seconds: Maximum age in seconds (default: 1 week)
…Mock systemctl Wrapper in Python for Service Testing
A Python class-based mock of systemctl that simulates start, stop, restart, and status operations for a service, useful for testing automation scripts.
import subprocess
import sys
class ServiceManager:
def __init__(self, service_name):
self.service_name = service_name
self.status = "inactive"
def start(self):
self.status = "active"
print(f"Starting {self.service_name}... OK")
def stop(self):
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