Guidance on writing a top-like console

[ntwrkd]

I am interested in writing an application that functions like a Unix
or Linux top in the way it displays data.
It should be command-line based but dynamically refreshing.

I'm not sure what I should take into account or how I might go about
implementing this?
Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Paul Rubin]

I'm not sure what I should take into account or how I might go about
implementing this?

Maybe the curses module. http://docs.python.org/library/curses.html

 

[Mike Driscoll]

I am interested in writing an application that functions like a Unix
or Linux top in the way it displays data.
It should be command-line based but dynamically refreshing.

I'm not sure what I should take into account or how I might go about
implementing this?
Any suggestions are appreciated.

Perhaps you're looking for the curses module?

http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/curses/

Mike

 

[alex23]

I am interested in writing an application that functions like a Unix
or Linux top in the way it displays data.
It should be command-line based but dynamically refreshing.

I'm not sure what I should take into account or how I might go about
implementing this?
Any suggestions are appreciated.

Urwid is a Python console UI lib and is definitely what I'd turn to
for something like this:

http://excess.org/urwid/

 

[Hyuga]

I am interested in writing an application that functions like a Unix
or Linux top in the way it displays data.
It should be command-line based but dynamically refreshing.

I'm not sure what I should take into account or how I might go about
implementing this?
Any suggestions are appreciated.

<OT>
Do by any chance play TF2? I've seen someone with the username
'ntwrkd' before. Not that it's necessarily an uncommon username, but
it was the first thing I thought of when I saw this post.
</OT>