Glances v4.4.0 release notes

Breaking changes:

A new Python API is now available to use Glances as a Python lib in your hown development #3237
In the process list, the long command line is now truncated by default. Use the arrow keys to show the full command line. SHIFT + arrow keys are used to switch between column sorts (TUI).
Prometheus export format is now more user friendly (see detail in #3283)

Enhancements:

Make a Glances API in order to use Glances as a Python lib #3237
Add a new --fetch (neofetch like) option to display a snapshot of the current system status #3281
Show used port in container section #2054
Show long command line with arrow key #1553
Sensors plugin refresh by default every 10 seconds
Do not call update if a call is done to a specific plugin through the API #3033
[UI] Process virtual memory display can be disable by configuration #3299
Choose between used or available in the mem plugin #3288
[Experimental] Add export to DuckDB database #3205
Add Disk I/O Latency stats #1070
Filter fields to export #3258
Remove .keys() from loops over dicts #3253
Remove iterator helpers #3252

Bug corrected:

[MACOS] Glances not showing Processes on MacOS #3100
Last dev build broke Homepage API calls ? only 1 widget still working #3322
Cloud plugin always generate communication with 169.254.169.254, even if the plugin is disabled #3316
API response delay (3+ minutes) when VMs are running #3317
[WINDOWS] Glances do not display CPU stat correctly #3155
Glances hangs if network device (NFS) is no available #3290
Fix prometheus export format #3283
Issue #3279 zfs cache and memory math issues #3289
[MACOS] Glances crashes when I try to filter #3266
Glances hang when killing process with muliple CTRL-C #3264
Issues after disabling system and processcount plugins #3248
Headers missing from predefined fields in TUI browser machine list #3250
Add another check for the famous Netifaces issue - Related to #3219
Key error 'type' in server_list_static.py (load_server_list) #3247

Continuous integration and documentation:

Glances now use uv for the dev environment #3025
Glances is compatible with Python 3.14 #3319
Glances provides requirements files with specific versions for each release
Requirements files are now generated dynamically with the make requirements or requirements-upgrade target
Add duplicate line check in pre-commit (strange behavor with some VScode extension)
Solve issue with multiprocessing exception with Snap package
Add a test script for identify CPU consumption of sensor plugin
Refactor port to take into account netifaces2
Correct issue with Chrome driver in WebUI unit test
Upgrade export test with InfluxDB 1.12
Fix typo of --export-process-filter help message #3314
In the outdated feature, catch error message if Pypi server not reachable
Add unit test for auto_unit
Label error in docs #3286
Put WebUI conf generator in a dedicated script
Refactor the Makefile to generate WebUI config file for all webui targets
Update sensors documentation #3275
Update docker compose env quote #3273
Update docker-compose.yml #3249
Update API doc generation
Update README with nice icons #3236
Add documentation for WebUI test

@korn3r made their first contribution in https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/pull/3249
@lawrence-c made their first contribution in https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/pull/3273
@timrettop made their first contribution in https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/pull/3275
@jmwallach made their first contribution in https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/pull/3286
@DeepSpace2 made their first contribution in https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/pull/3283
@syohex made their first contribution in https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/pull/3314
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Full Changelog: https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/compare/v4.3.3...v4.4.0

Glances v4.4.0