def get_process_mapping():
    """Try to look up the process tree via the /proc interface.
    """
    stat_name = detect_proc()
    self_tty = _get_stat(os.getpid(), stat_name)[0]
    processes = {}
    for pid in os.listdir('/proc'):
        if not pid.isdigit():
            continue
        try:
            tty, ppid = _get_stat(pid, stat_name)
            if tty != self_tty:
                continue
            args = _get_cmdline(pid)
            processes[pid] = Process(args=args, pid=pid, ppid=ppid)
        except IOError:
            # Process has disappeared - just ignore it.
            continue
    return processes
Try to look up the process tree via the /proc interface.