rough memory situation snapshotting function

gistfile1.py

from os import popen
import logging
from uuid import uuid4

try:
    from magical_place import some_map_like_backing_store # Redis, memcached, database, whatever
except ImportError:
    some_map_like_backing_store = {}

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

def make_memory_report():
    return "\n****\n".join([
        popen('ps auxww').read(),
        open('/proc/meminfo').read()
    ])

def store_memory_report(label="unknown"):
    key = 'memory_report_' + uuid4().hex
    some_map_like_backing_store[key] = key, make_memory_report()
    logging.debug('memory report: label=%s, key=%s', label, key)