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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…

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How to Generate an Inventory CSV of Installed pip Packages in Python

This script uses subprocess and csv to list all installed pip packages and write their names and versions into a CSV inventory file.

pip csv subprocess

Python

import subprocess
import csv

def get_installed_packages():
    """Return a list of (name, version) tuples for installed pip packages."""
    result = subprocess.run(
        ["pip", "list", "--format=freeze"],
        capture_output=True,
        text=True,
        check=True
    )
    packages = []
    for line in r…

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How to Mock an Ansible Inventory in Python

Load an Ansible-style inventory JSON file into Python and simulate a playbook run across hosts and groups.

ansible inventory automation

Python

import json
from pathlib import Path


class InventoryMock:
    def __init__(self, inventory_file: str):
        self.inventory_file = Path(inventory_file)
        self.hosts = {}

    def load(self):
        if not self.inventory_file.exists():
            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Inventory file {self.inventory_file…

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