Load average using python

This little script gets the load average every five seconds and sends it to statd. It should work on any unix system (linux, freebsd, mac os x, etc.).

You need to download stathat.py and put it in your import path.

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import time
from stathat import StatHat

sh = StatHat()

while True :
    load_avg = os.getloadavg()[0]
    sh.ez_post_value('you@example.com', 'load avg', load_avg)
    time.sleep(5)