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How to Monitor Laptop Battery Health Over Time in Python

Log battery percentage, power status, and remaining time every N seconds to a JSON file using psutil for ongoing health monitoring.

psutil battery monitoring

Python

import time
import json
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import datetime

try:
    import psutil
except ImportError:
    print("psutil required: pip install psutil")
    exit(1)

LOG_FILE = Path("battery_health_log.json")

def monitor_battery(log_interval=60, duration=300):
    """Log battery percentage and rema…

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Automation & scripting easy

How to Tail and Colorize Error Lines in Python

Reads the last N lines of a log file and prints error lines in red using ANSI color codes.

logging terminal colorize

Python

import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path

def tail_colorize(filename: str, lines: int = 20) -> None:
    """Read last N lines of a file, printing errors in red."""
    path = Path(filename)
    if not path.exists():
        print(f"File '{filename}' not found.", file=sys.stderr)
        return

    # Read last …

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Monitor Website Uptime with Python

Periodically check if a website is reachable and its HTTP status is 200, logging the status with timestamps.

monitoring uptime requests

Python

import requests
import time

def check_website(url):
    try:
        response = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            return True
        else:
            return False
    except requests.ConnectionError:
        return False
    except requests.Timeout:
        return Fals…

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Automation & scripting medium

Track Internet Connectivity and Downtime Automatically in Python

Monitors internet connectivity by pinging a remote host and logs any downtime events with timestamps and duration.

internet connectivity monitoring

Python

import time
import subprocess
from datetime import datetime

def check_internet(host="8.8.8.8", timeout=3):
    """Returns True if internet is reachable via ping."""
    try:
        subprocess.run(
            ["ping", "-c", "1", "-W", str(timeout), host],
            capture_output=True,
            timeout=timeout …

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