From 4ba77890d6267f7eef5a90245aa7c02ccab838b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JustinOros <JustinOros@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:04:19 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Top system processes with color!

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 color-top.py | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 color-top.py

diff --git a/color-top.py b/color-top.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Description: Displays top system processes with color.
+# Usage: python3 color-top.py
+# Author: Justin Oros
+# Source: https://github.com/JustinOros
+
+import os
+import time
+import psutil
+import sys
+import select
+import socket
+import argparse
+
+GREEN = "\033[32m"
+YELLOW = "\033[33m"
+ORANGE = "\033[38;5;214m"
+RED = "\033[31m"
+RESET = "\033[0m"
+
+def get_top_processes(limit):
+    processes = []
+    for proc in psutil.process_iter(['cpu_percent', 'name', 'username']):
+        try:
+            cpu = proc.info['cpu_percent']
+            if cpu is not None:
+                processes.append((cpu, proc.info['name'], proc.info['username']))
+        except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.AccessDenied, psutil.ZombieProcess):
+            continue
+    processes.sort(reverse=True, key=lambda p: p[0])
+    return processes[:limit]
+
+def colorize(cpu, name, user):
+    color = GREEN if cpu <= 25 else YELLOW if cpu <= 50 else ORANGE if cpu <= 75 else RED
+    cpu_str = f"{cpu:.2f}%"  # Displaying CPU usage with 2 decimal places
+    return f"{color}{cpu_str}, {name}, {user}{RESET}"
+
+def print_processes(limit):
+    os.system('clear')
+    top_processes = get_top_processes(limit)
+    hostname = socket.gethostname()
+
+    header = f"Top {limit} Running Processes ({hostname}):"
+    print(header)
+    print("-" * len(header))
+    
+    for idx, (cpu, name, user) in enumerate(top_processes, start=1):
+        print(colorize(cpu, name, user))
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Monitor system processes by CPU usage.")
+    parser.add_argument("-n", "--number", type=int, default=10, help="Number of processes to monitor (default is 10).")
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    limit = args.number
+    
+    try:
+        while True:
+            print_processes(limit)
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+            if sys.stdin in select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0)[0]:
+                input_char = sys.stdin.read(1)
+                if input_char.lower() == 'q':
+                    print("Exiting...")
+                    break
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nProgram interrupted. Exiting...")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+