Kubernetes Pod Status Watcher

This Python script monitors the status of pods in a Kubernetes namespace using kubectl and displays them with color-coded statuses in the terminal using curses.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• kubectl configured and available in the system PATH
• Terminal with color support (for proper display of color-coded statuses)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/aswinayyolath/pod_watch.git
   cd pod_watch

2. Install dependencies:

  pip install kubernetes

Usage

Run the script with the following command:

python3 pod_watch.py -n <namespace> -t <refresh_time>

• : Specify the Kubernetes namespace to monitor.
• <refresh_time>: Refresh interval in seconds (default is 10 seconds).

Example

Monitor pods in the myproject1 namespace with a refresh time of 5 seconds

python3 pod_watch.py -n myproject1 -t 5

Color Legend

• Green: Running and ready (all containers ready).
• Yellow: Pending, Unknown, ContainerCreating, PodInitializing, Init.
• Red: Failed, Terminating, CrashLoopBackOff, ErrImagePull, and other error states.