Testing if Apache is running in certain local ports in Python

is_apache_running.py

"""

    Check if we have a local apache running and listening to certain ports.


"""

# http://pypi.python.org/pypi/psutil/
import psutil


def is_apache_running_in_ports(process_name="apache", ports=(80, 443)):
    """
    Check if a local Apache instance is running and listening to certain ports.

    :param ports: List of ports to listen (all must be on)
    """

    ports_to_go = list(ports)

    for proc in psutil.process_iter():
        if proc.name != process_name:
            # Not target
            continue

        for con in proc.get_connections():
            # Tuple ip, port
            port = con.local_address[1]
            if port in ports_to_go:
                ports_to_go.remove(port)

    return len(ports_to_go) == 0