Getting the total CPU usage in python 3 on windows

Question

I am trying to write a program that can measure the overall CPU usage.

I tried using psutil.cpu_percent(), but it is returning the CPU usage for only the python process.

According to the documentation psutil.cpu_percent() returns the CPU utilization for the whole system. What makes you belive this isn't true in your case? — eandersson
– eandersson, Commented Dec 31, 2022 at 18:03
when I look at the windows task manager it will show something like 45 percent cpu usage and it will show that python is using 5 percent and that is what python is shoing for me — Walker Lester
– Walker Lester, Commented Jan 2, 2023 at 0:52

user20668417 · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-31 18:14:29Z

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import psutil
psutil.cpu_percent(5)

Count it for multiple seconds, will return the average cpu usage in 5 seconds. psutil.cpu_percent() Only gets the usage in the current moment, Which can go from 1 to 50+ in a few ms.

answered Dec 31, 2022 at 18:14

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