If you are looking for a simple python program to log cpu% and memory of
another executable, then analyze.py might do.  Its in
https://github.com/Public-Health-Bioinformatics/kipper/tree/master/RDP-test
-case along with a few scripts that show examples of its use.

Damion
>>
>> On 02/21/2016 11:13 PM, Peter van Heusden wrote:
>>
>> Hi there
>>
>> We're researching the resource (CPU time and memory) requirements for
>>RNA
>> STAR at the moment. Specifically, we'd like to build up a database of
>>input
>> size to resource usage so that we can use this to feed a dynamic
>> destination mapper (currently our STAR configuration uses a thumbsuck
>>for
>> RAM and CPU requirements that is not optimal but works in many cases).
>>
>> Has anyone collected these metrics before? And more generally, is anyone
>> collecting metrics for a range of bioinformatics tools? A database like
>> this could be very useful!
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Peter
>>

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