Terry MacDonald
terry.macdonald at dsl.pipex.com
Wed Sep 22 15:38:16 EDT 2004
ah-ah! More evidence against threads in the threads versus processes debate. ;3) On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 14:10, Brian Bird wrote: > Sorry, I should have given this a bit more thought. If you're using a forked > process environment then I would expect the sys.path variables to be > separate for each request. If you're using a threaded mpm (which is what I > use) then I assume sys.path would work like global variables which are > shared across requests. > > Brian > > -----Original Message----- > From: mod_python-bounces at modpython.org > [mailto:mod_python-bounces at modpython.org] On Behalf Of Terry MacDonald > Sent: 22 September 2004 13:54 > To: mod_python user mailing list > Subject: RE: [mod_python] sys.path shared? > > > Can anyone put me right on my understanding of the way mod_python works in > an apache forked process environment. Each process has its own embedded > interpreter and therefore its own sys.path variable. > > How is it possible for an apache instance/process with its own embedded > interpreter to 'reach' across and use/inherit another processes/interpreters > sys.path? > > > > On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 09:58, Brian Bird wrote: > > Might be best to try it: Write a cgi script which prints the sys.path > > at the start and at the end. Put a long sleep in the middle then you > > can visit your script twice with a browser (start the second visit > > while the first one is still running) and see what the sys.path is of > > your second visit. > > > > My gut feeling would be that it would be possible but I'm pretty new > > to mod_python so I wouldn't rely on that! :-) > > > > Brian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mod_python-bounces at modpython.org > > [mailto:mod_python-bounces at modpython.org] On Behalf Of Terry MacDonald > > Sent: 21 September 2004 23:44 > > To: mod_python user mailing list > > Subject: Re: [mod_python] sys.path shared? > > > > > > Each apache instance/process has its own interpreter therefore its own > > sys.path. So I would say it is not possible. > > > > On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 23:24, Adrian Holovaty wrote: > > > I have mod_python code that appends a directory to sys.path and > > > deletes that > > > directory from sys.path at the end of the handler. Is it possible that, > > > between that push and pop, another Apache instance running the same code > > > > might get the non-popped sys.path, making its sys.path out of sync with > > the > > > other Apaches? > > > > > > Adrian > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mod_python mailing list > > > Mod_python at modpython.org > > > http://mailman.modpython.org/mailman/listinfo/mod_python -- Terry Registered Linux User # 311806 www.taumu.com
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