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# python.d.plugin
`python.d.plugin` is a Netdata external plugin. It is an **orchestrator** for data collection modules written in `python`.
1. It runs as an independent process `ps fax` shows it
2. It is started and stopped automatically by Netdata
3. It communicates with Netdata via a unidirectional pipe (sending data to the `netdata` daemon)
4. Supports any number of data collection **modules**
5. Allows each **module** to have one or more data collection **jobs**
6. Each **job** is collecting one or more metrics from a single data source
## Disclaimer
All third party libraries should be installed system-wide or in `python_modules` directory.
Module configurations are written in YAML and **pyYAML is required**.
Every configuration file must have one of two formats:
- Configuration for only one job:
```yaml
update_every : 2 # update frequency
priority : 20000 # where it is shown on dashboard
other_var1 : bla # variables passed to module
other_var2 : alb
```
- Configuration for many jobs (ex. mysql):
```yaml
# module defaults:
update_every : 2
priority : 20000
local: # job name
update_every : 5 # job update frequency
other_var1 : some_val # module specific variable
other_job:
priority : 5 # job position on dashboard
other_var2 : val # module specific variable
```
`update_every` and `priority` are always optional.
## How to debug a python module
```
# become user netdata
sudo su -s /bin/bash netdata
```
Depending on where Netdata was installed, execute one of the following commands to trace the execution of a python module:
```
# execute the plugin in debug mode, for a specific module
/opt/netdata/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/python.d.plugin <module> debug trace
/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/python.d.plugin <module> debug trace
```
Where `[module]` is the directory name under <https://github.com/netdata/netdata/tree/master/collectors/python.d.plugin>
**Note**: If you would like execute a collector in debug mode while it is still running by Netdata, you can pass the `nolock` CLI option to the above commands.
## How to write a new module
See [develop a custom collector in Python](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/guides/python-collector.md).
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