I tested psutils in Ubuntu 11.10 and it works properly.
$ python Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct 4 2011, 20:03:08) [GCC 4.6.1] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import psutil >>> psutil.cpu_percent() 10.0 >>> psutil.cpu_percent() 5.0 >>> psutil.cpu_percent() 10.0 >>> psutil.cpu_percent() 33.3 >>> psutil.cpu_percent() 60.0 >>> psutil.cpu_percent() 18.2 $ apt-cache policy python-psutil python-psutil: Installed: 0.2.1-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 0.2.1-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 0.2.1-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569827 Title: psutil.cpu_percent() returns 0.0 although CPU Usage is higher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-psutil/+bug/569827/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs