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Get pids and path executables for processes running on OS X in python
from ctypes import CDLL, sizeof, memset, c_uint32, create_string_buffer
MAXPATHLEN = 1024
PROC_PIDPATHINFO_MAXSIZE = MAXPATHLEN*4
PROC_ALL_PIDS = 1
libc = CDLL('libc.dylib')
def get_pids():
number_of_pids = libc.proc_listpids(PROC_ALL_PIDS, 0, None, 0)
pid_list = (c_uint32 * (number_of_pids * 2))()
return_code = libc.proc_listpids(PROC_ALL_PIDS, 0, pid_list, sizeof(pid_list))
return [x for x in pid_list if x]
def get_executables(pid_list):
results = []
path_size = PROC_PIDPATHINFO_MAXSIZE
path_buffer = create_string_buffer(b'\0'*path_size,path_size)
for a_pid in pid_list:
# re-use the buffer
memset(path_buffer, 0, path_size)
return_code = libc.proc_pidpath(a_pid, path_buffer, path_size)
if path_buffer.value:
# a string was returned
results.append((a_pid, path_buffer.value))
return results
get_executables(get_pids())
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