sn_watch_process_then_mail.py

import commands
import sendGmail
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import timedelta

arg = ""
while len(arg) == 0:
    arg = raw_input("input substring of process name: ")


INTERVAL   = timedelta(seconds=5)
from_addr = "<FROM_ADDR>@gmail.com"
passwd = "<PASS>"
to_addr = "<TO_ADDR>@gmail.com"
title = arg + " end."
body = ""

previous = datetime.now()
while True:
    if datetime.now() - previous > INTERVAL:
        result = commands.getoutput("ps ax | grep " + arg + " | grep -v grep")
        previous = datetime.now()
        if arg not in result:
            msg = sendGmail.create_message(from_addr, to_addr, title, body)
            sendGmail.send_via_gmail(from_addr, to_addr, passwd, msg)
                break;