pid-file-checker

$ pfc --help
usage: pfc [-h] pid_file

Check for the presence of a pid file. The file must contain one and only one
integer which must be the pid of a running process. Otherwise, return a code
!= 0. Meant to be used in a healthcheck context like with Docker or
Kubernetes.

positional arguments:
  pid_file    The pid file you want to monitor

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

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Installation

python -m pip install pid-file-checker