a way to keep the Python interpreter in memory?

[Dave Brueck]

In most cases, a new interpreter gets loaded for each Python script that you
want to run. Apache (and maybe other servers) allow you to keep an
interpreter running so that you get the perfomance boost you're looking for.
For Apache it's an add-on module called mod_python (Search on Google for
'mod_python Apache' for oodles of info)

-Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "R. A." <griff at netdoor.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
To: <python-list at python.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 9:13 AM
Subject: a way to keep the Python interpreter in memory?


> As a rank newbie, I was unable to provide a confident answer to the
> following question posed by an associate coding on the web team at a
> major corporation who has been patiently hearing me out about Python.
> Is there a way to do what he's looking for?
>
> "When you have apps running on a webserver, a Perl application requires
> the perl interpreter (perl.exe in Windows) to be instantiated every time
> a perl script is called.  Java servlets, however, do not as the JVM
> (java.exe in Windows) is always in memory, thus making execution much
> faster.  When Python is attached to a website, does it function like
> Perl or the JVM?  Meaning is a Python interpreter kept in memory at all
> times?"
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