Parse /proc/net/snmp from python

parse_snmp.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import unicode_literals

values = {}
field_headers_type = None
field_headers = None
with open('/proc/net/snmp') as fh:
    for line in fh:
        line = line.strip()
        if not line:
            continue # Trailing empty line
        field_type, field_values = line.split(': ', 1)
        field_values = field_values.split(' ')
        if field_headers_type != field_type:
            # We have a new header line.
            field_headers_type = field_type
            field_headers = field_values
        else:
            # This is a line with data values
            field_values = [ long(v) for v in field_values ]
            values[field_type] = dict(zip(field_headers, field_values))


import pprint
pprint.pprint(values)