[mod_python] connection pool (newbie question)

I've looked at connection pool code for a persistent database
connection.   I don't know where to create the connection pool.
If in the handler code (I'm using publisher), wouldn't a new
pool be created each time the handler is called?
In doing a test, I think the web server is prefork MPM.

Thanks,
Lila

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Lila Chase
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