[mod_python] extreme memory usage with apache2

And when do you expect mod_python 3.2.0 will be released? 

Regards, Sebastjan 

On 14/09/05, Nicolas Lehuen <nicolas.lehuen at gmail.com> wrote:
> There is a possibility that you've ran into a known memory leak that is
> fixed is the 3.2 beta version of mod_python, but still present in the 3.1.4
> version. If your webObject instance stores something into the req object
> which points back to the webObject instance, bam, you've created a reference
> cycle which won't be garbage collected in 3.1.4 (but will be in 3.2).
>  
>  Here is the issue in our bug tracking system :
>  
>  http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-1
>  
>  Regards,
>  Nicolas
> 
> 2005/9/13, mauchi <mauchi_co at earthlink.net>:
> > 
> > I've noticed this behaviour as of late which causes large memory usage in
> apache2, rogue threads taking up 400+ megs for each client that eventually
> cause me to restart apache:
> > 
> > I return all html content through a python object which handles the form
> data and tracks errors
> > 
> > #    Init object and parse form
> > response = webObject(req)
> > 
> > #    return html or xml based on form entries
> > req.write(response.returnSomething())
> > 
> > #    print debugging information
> > req.write(response.returnErrors())
> > 
> > the object has an internal array called errors where I store debugging
> information from the internal functions. What I expect is 1-2 lines of
> messages for each time the page is loaded which is printed at the bottom of
> the page. What I find is if I keep hitting refresh, that the lines grow each
> time with the previous load's messages. 50 refreshes later I'll have 50-100
> lines of debugging information. This makes me think that the webObject is
> staying in memory between loads and doesn't get destroyed until I restart
> apache2. This has become more of a problem as each client page now requests
> frequent xml updates and the server quickly tires out.
> > If anyone has a suggestion on how to either: turn off said behaviour in
> mod_python, destroy objects from memory, or a clever way to flush out all of
> an object's internal data between loads, I would be most happy.
> > 
> > Thanks to all in advance!
> > 
> > Mauchi 
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