README.md

pyority

Change CPU and I/O Priorities with Python!

• CPUs / HDDs Priority Manager
• 200 lines of Python 3 + Qt 5, single-file, 1 Dependency, easy use.
• Inspired by KDE KSysGuard and the dead KNice( http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=66266 )

Try it !:

wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juancarlospaco/pyority/master/pyority.py | python3

Install permanently on the system:

sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-pyqt5  # OR  sudo yum install python3-qt5  OR  sudo pacman -S python-pyqt5
sudo pip3 install psutil
sudo wget -O /usr/bin/pyority https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juancarlospaco/pyority/master/pyority.py
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/pyority
pyority

Ubuntu and Mint:

• Ubuntu, Mint, and derivatives have to change the default scheduler. This step is OPTIONAL but recommended.
• Since it uses DeadLine that tries everything ASAP BUT ignores priorities (nice and ionice dont really work there).
• Asuming your Disk is sda run on a Bash Terminal Command Line:

echo cfq | sudo tee /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler

Requisites:

• Python 3.x
• PyQt 5.x
• psutil

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