Issue 371: implement CPU temperature on Linux by parsing files in /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1_*. It is probably incomplete compared to what we can get via lm-sensors though so care should be taken on whether adding this or not.cpu-temp

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diff --git a/psutil/__init__.py b/psutil/__init__.py
index 1d03d8af..23a33c85 100644
--- a/psutil/__init__.py
+++ b/psutil/__init__.py
@@ -1273,6 +1273,22 @@ def get_users():
     """
     return _psplatform.get_system_users()
 
+if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
+
+    def get_cpu_temp(fahrenheit=False):
+        """Return temperatures for each physical CPU installed on the
+        system as a list of namedtuple including the following fields:
+
+         - name: CPU name
+         - temp: current temperature
+         - max: maximum temperature
+         - critical: temperature considered critical
+
+        If fahrenheit == False values are expressed in Celsius.
+        Linux only and still experimental.
+        """
+        return _psplatform.get_cpu_temp(fahrenheit)
+
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 # --- deprecated functions
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