Running python as a deamon (rfork)

[Jeffrey Kunce]

> I want to run the python interpreter as a deamon process. So when
> I exit the shell it started from it keeps on running in the background.

Take a look at daemonize.py at http://starship.python.net/crew/jjkunce/ 
It provides an easy way to make any python script into a daemon.

It doesn't specifically answer all your questions, but you may find it useful.

  --Jeff