Python 2 script to extract 'sensors' command temperature readings

check-temp.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Script to create output of Physical Package CPU Temperature 
using the sensors command. Handy for feeding to NetXMS with the below
Agent Config line

ExternalParameterShellExec=CPUTemperature(*): python /root/check-temp.py $1
"""

import sys
import subprocess

def run_process(command):
    command_components = command.split(" ")
    output = subprocess.check_output(command_components)
    return output

def parse_sensors_output(data):
    """
    This function takes the sensors output and breaks it intosensor-name,
    Adapter/Value and ID/Value tuples
    """
    outputdict = dict()
    datalines = data.splitlines()
    for line in datalines:
        if ':' not in line and line.strip() != "":
            sensor = line.strip()
            outputdict[sensor] = dict()
        elif ':' in line:
            if "Adapter:" in line:
                outputdict[sensor]["Adapter"] = (line.split(':')[-1]).strip()
            elif ":" in line:
                splitline = line.split(":")
                key = (splitline[0]).strip()
                value = (splitline[1]).strip()
                outputdict[sensor][key] = value
    return outputdict

def get_temp_c_float(indict):
    import re
    """
    This function takes a dict of sensors output and strips
    out the Units symbol and High/Crit threshold data
    """
    for k in indict.keys():
        for j in (indict[k]).keys():

            tempfloat = re.search(r'^.(\d*\.\d*).*$', indict[k][j])
            if tempfloat:
                tempfloat = tempfloat.groups()[0]
                indict[k][j] = float(tempfloat)
    indict['Units'] = "Celcius"
    return indict

if __name__ == "__main__":
    d = run_process("sensors")
    out = parse_sensors_output(d)
    out = get_temp_c_float(out)
    """
    Simply print the Temperature of Physical ID 0 (core with highest
    temperature) if 'coretemp' is provided as an argument
    """
    if sys.argv[-1] == "coretemp":
	# Check if "Physical id 0" or "Package id 0" is produced
    # This seciton needs to be tuned according to what you consider
    # overall CPU Temperature.
	if "Physical id 0" in out['coretemp-isa-0000'].keys():
            print(out["coretemp-isa-0000"]["Physical id 0"])
	elif "Package id 0" in out['coretemp-isa-0000'].keys():
            print(out["coretemp-isa-0000"]["Package id 0"])
    else:
        import json
        print(json.dumps(out, indent=2, sort_keys=True))