A high-performance, real-time system monitoring tool with an interactive terminal user interface. Monitor CPU, memory, network, processes, and system information with smooth updates and responsive controls.

• 🚀 Real-time system metrics monitoring
• 💻 Per-core CPU usage and temperature tracking
• 🧮 Memory and swap usage visualization
• 🌐 Network bandwidth monitoring with rate smoothing
• 📊 Process management with detailed statistics
• ⚡ Asynchronous architecture for optimal performance
• 🎯 Interactive process control (kill, sort)
• 📱 Responsive terminal UI with automatic resizing

• Python 3.12+
• Linux/Unix-based system

Required packages:

• psutil>=5.9.0
• aiofiles>=24.1.0

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Hillary520/python_system_monitor.git
cd python_system_monitor

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the monitor:

python3 run_monitor.py

• ↑/↓: Navigate process list
• k: Kill selected process
• q: Quit
• r: Refresh display
• F5: Force refresh

The project includes a stress test script to verify monitoring capabilities:

chmod +x stress_test.sh
./stress_test.sh

• Async Core: Built on Python's asyncio for non-blocking operations
• Modular Design: Separate monitors for different system aspects
• Optimized Updates: Variable refresh rates per component
• Resource Efficient: Minimal CPU/Memory footprint

python_system_monitor/
├── src/
│   └── python_system_monitor/
│       ├── monitors/
│       │   ├── cpu_monitor.py
│       │   ├── memory_monitor.py
│       │   ├── network_monitor.py
│       │   ├── process_monitor.py
│       │   └── system_info.py
│       ├── ui/
│       │   └── ui_handler.py
│       └── main.py
├── stress_test.sh
├── run_monitor.py
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md

To run tests:

pytest tests/ --cov=python_system_monitor

• Built with psutil
• Inspired by tools like htop, glances and bpytop

This project was created to provide a modern, efficient system monitoring solution with a focus on performance and user experience.