Show HN: HardView – Cross-platform Python module for detailed hardware info

Hi HN,

I built a Python module called HardView to retrieve low-level hardware and system info across platforms.

I needed something fast, structured, and consistent across Windows and Linux — something that could handle BIOS data, CPU, memory, disks, network, SMART attributes, and real-time monitoring.

Most existing tools (like psutil or pySMART) either didn’t go deep enough, weren’t cross-platform, or didn’t expose everything in JSON format — so I wrote my own in C, then exposed it as a Python module.

Key features:

BIOS/system/CPU/RAM/disk/network info

SMART and partition info (disks)

Real-time CPU/RAM/system usage monitoring

JSON output and Python API

It’s open-source and still evolving. Would love feedback, ideas, or contributions!

GitHub: https://github.com/gafoo173/hardview