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How to get current CPU and RAM usage in Python?

How to read pc ram size using python or wmi generator/Windows command line

Answer 1

Check out psutil, Just a note to those using linux if you install this via a package manager just be aware of the version you are using as they are generally out of date.

https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil

psutil is a module providing an interface for retrieving information
on all running processes and system utilization (CPU, memory, disks,
network, users) in a portable way by using Python, implementing many
functionalities offered by command line tools such as:

For memory specifics check out http://code.google.com/p/psutil/wiki/Documentation#Memory