[mod_python] Advantages of running non web oriented script using mod_python

Sean Davis sdavis2 at mail.nih.gov
Thu Oct 16 19:44:45 EDT 2008


On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:41 PM, Leeron Shalev <leeron at devunity.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the link.
> I haven't read the article yet, so maybe I'm asking something it will
> answer.
> But do you guys know if mod_wsgi will have better performance then
> mod_python even if it is ran at the embedded mod?

See the link.  However, know that the application code is often a MUCH
larger factor than the choice of interface, in terms of performance.

Sean

> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 1:26 AM, Sean Davis <sdavis2 at mail.nih.gov> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Leeron Shalev <leeron at devunity.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>Yes, mod_wsgi is significantly faster and allows one to plug into the
>> >>wsgi frameworks and ideas making code somewhat more portable and
>> >>allowing greater code reuse.
>> > Than I guess I'll have to give it a shot :)
>>
>> http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/PerformanceEstimates
>>
>> > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Sean Davis <sdavis2 at mail.nih.gov>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:10 PM, Clodoaldo Pinto Neto
>> >> <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > 2008/10/16 Leeron Shalev <leeron at devunity.com>:
>> >> >> I'm currently working on something else, and just pondering the
>> >> >> python-to-php issue, so yes, please do get back to me later with the
>> >> >> rest of
>> >> >> the details.
>> >> >
>> >> > This is the php code:
>> >> >
>> >> > $server_name = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
>> >> >
>> >> > $url =
>> >> >
>> >> > "http://$server_name/python/mp_history.py?d=$team&t=team_update%3bteam_daily";
>> >> >
>> >> > $big = eval_array(file_get_contents($url));
>> >> >
>> >> > And this is the mod_python config:
>> >> >
>> >> >    <Directory /var/www/html/example.com/python>
>> >> >       SetHandler mod_python
>> >> >       PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
>> >> >    </Directory>
>> >> >
>> >> > If you don't have anything running on mod_python don't use it. In
>> >> > instead use mod_wsgi. I used mod_python in the site above about two
>> >> > years ago. I would not do it today.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, mod_wsgi is significantly faster and allows one to plug into the
>> >> wsgi frameworks and ideas making code somewhat more portable and
>> >> allowing greater code reuse.
>> >>
>> >> Sean
>> >>
>> >> > Regards, Clodoaldo
>> >> >
>> >> >> The thing is, I'm sure it will work - I'm just asking if anybody has
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> word
>> >> >> of wisdom on which of the approaches will work best.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Clodoaldo Pinto Neto
>> >> >> <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> 2008/10/16 Leeron Shalev <leeron at devunity.com>:
>> >> >>> > Hello list :)
>> >> >>> > I love python, and have some experience using mod_python.
>> >> >>> > The thing is I have a web site that is based heavily upon PHP.
>> >> >>> > I have a specific task (Involving file manipulation and some
>> >> >>> > libraries
>> >> >>> > that
>> >> >>> > are implemented better in python than in PHP) that I'm planing on
>> >> >>> > using
>> >> >>> > a
>> >> >>> > python script for.
>> >> >>> > At start I thought I'll use mod_python for it, but the
>> >> >>> > integration
>> >> >>> > with
>> >> >>> > the
>> >> >>> > DB and PHP objects soon became to much of a pain in the ass.
>> >> >>> > So the the two main options I'm now considering are:
>> >> >>> > 1. Using PHP for everything else and calling the python script
>> >> >>> > using
>> >> >>> > PHP's
>> >> >>> > exec() function.
>> >> >>> > 2. Using PHP for everything else and calling the python script
>> >> >>> > via
>> >> >>> > apache
>> >> >>> > and mod_python. (using php fopen() or something).
>> >> >>> > As I said, the final python script is mainly for manipulating the
>> >> >>> > filesystem
>> >> >>> > and not really a web oriented script -
>> >> >>> > Do you think I'll have any benefits from using method 2 (in terms
>> >> >>> > of
>> >> >>> > performance and concurrency) ?
>> >> >>> > Any help, thoughts or advice will be much appreciated.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I have an old php site in which the chunck of code that executes a
>> >> >>> certain task was a bit convoluted (as usual in php) and as i wanted
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> change it i wrote it in python and it works nice. It is called as a
>> >> >>> web service and returns some lists (as text not html) which are
>> >> >>> loaded
>> >> >>> into arrays in php. I don't remember how exactily i did it as i
>> >> >>> have
>> >> >>> no access to the server now. In some hours i can check it and
>> >> >>> return
>> >> >>> to you if you still haven't figured it out.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Regards, Clodoaldo
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> > Cheers,
>> >> >>> > Leeron
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