Python Issue

[JohnsoBS at vicksburg.navy.mil]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Koepke [mailto:jxkoepk at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 8:18 PM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Python Issue
> 
> 
> Hey all,
>      I have asked this before but this time I am subscribed to the
> list.  I current have a PHP script that runs various Python scripts. 
> It checks to see if they are running, by doing a ps -ax -w -w | grep
> and the script name.  But for some reason Python shows just (python)
> if you do a ps.  It doesn't show that anything is running but
> (python).  I can only assume that this is some sort of patch or
> setting when python was installed.
>      Other than just downloading the python source and re-building my
> box, is there a way to fix this issue?
> 
> Python 2.3.4_2 (installed via the PortsTree)
> PhP 4 (Installed Via the Ports Tree)
> 
> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
> 
> John

If it was me, I would have the scripts themselves creater a pid file, and 
query the pid file for the pid it last used and see if that pid is active
and 
being used by python.