(self)
return self.path[0:offset]
Returns the path prefix path
            servers.host.cpu.total.idle
            return "servers"
Returns the path prefix path
            servers.host.cpu.total.idle
            return "servers"
Returns the path prefix path servers . host . cpu . total . idle return servers
def getPathPrefix(self):
        """
            Returns the path prefix path
            servers.host.cpu.total.idle
            return "servers"
        """
        # If we don't have a host name, assume it's just the first part of the
        # metric path
        if self.host is None:
            return self.path.split('.')[0]

        offset = self.path.index(self.host) - 1
        return self.path[0:offset]
def getPathPrefix ( self ) : # If we don't have a host name, assume it's just the first part of the # metric path if self . host is None : return self . path . split ( '.' ) [ 0 ] offset = self . path . index ( self . host ) - 1 return self . path [ 0 : offset ]