sys.argv[0] and ps aux

[Heiko Wundram]

Hi all!

Is there some way to set sys.argv[0] on a Unix platform and have the string
which is set show up in the output of ps aux? IIRC when I (re)set argv[0] in
C, the newly set string pops up in ps aux (but I may be wrong here, it's a
long time since I last programmed in C... ).

Any hint appreciated!

Heiko.

 

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And Heiko Wundram said...

Hi all!

Is there some way to set sys.argv[0] on a Unix platform and have the
string which is set show up in the output of ps aux? IIRC when I (re)set
argv[0] in C, the newly set string pops up in ps aux (but I may be wrong
here, it's a long time since I last programmed in C... ).

Not any general way in python. Some have a C setproctitle function. On
others you have to do arcane mangeling with the (C) argv array.
In short, no.