[mod_python] Reloading PSP sometimes shows old pages

2009/3/30 Mike Mueller <mike at subfocal.net>:
> I'm trying to do some site development in mod_python, using psp.  Since
> I'm making frequent changes, it'd be nice if I can quickly reload them.
>
> What I'm seeing is that reload doesn't always work.  A lot of times,
> hitting reload will simply show the same version I was already looking
> at, even though the .psp file has changed on the server.  Sometimes,
> it'll update and show me the new one.  Sometimes, strangely, it'll show
> me an even older version of the page than the one I'm currently viewing.
>
> i.e. if I insert text into the page and reload after each one, "change 1",
> "change 2", "change 3"... sometimes I'll see change 3, sometimes it'll
> hop back to change 1, and continued reloads bounce around between the
> versions.  Firefox seems to do this more than Opera, but I've seen it in
> both browsers.  I've even turned off Firefox's cache with the web
> development toolbar extension, without much difference.
>
> Unfortunately, the problem is random enough that it's hard to tell when
> a particular tweak has improved the situation.  It seems like navigating
> to a different page, then coming to the desired page, will frequently
> work.
>
> Via searching, I've found a lot of information, but I'm still having
> problems.
>
> Right now, I have:
>
>  PythonDebug On
>  PythonAutoReload On  (even though this should be on by default)
>  MaxRequestsPerChild 1 (based on Django's mod_python devel advice)
>
> I'm using Apache 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5, mod_python 3.3.1-2build1 on an Ubuntu
> 8.04 system.  As far as I can tell, I don't have any Apache caching
> turned on.

Are the changes you are making contained totally within the PSP files,
or are they actually in separate Python modules imported and use from
the PSP pages?

Are you saying that you still see the problem with MaxRequestsPerChild set to 1?

Graham