[Edu-sig] Delete a cookie

[Dethe Elza]

Deleting a cookie is non-intuitive.  You have to set the cookie with an 
expire time of zero.

HTH

--Dethe

Titu Kim wrote:

> Hi all,
>    I am learning python in cgi programming. I want to
> keep the http state of a user to my website in CGI
> script. I decide to use Cookie module to realize it.
> However, i find that i can load, set and change
> cookies, i cannot invalide or delete the same cookie
> that i have created. Thus the cookies are always there
> as long as client does not close the browser. How can
> i delete those cookies? Or is there any other module
> that acchieve the same purpose that i can use? Thanks
> a lot.
> 
> Kim Titu
> 
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