Python for CGI scripting

[Dale Strickland-Clark]

We've already used Python for CGI scripting in small projects and it
worked well.

We're now considering it for web projects with much higher hit rates.

I'm a bit worried about how it will scale.

Each hit on the site will call a CGI script which will load a new copy
of Python, taking time to load off disk and occupying at least another
5MB.

Has anyone else addressed this issue? If so, how?

What are the prospects of a re-usable Python DLL?

Thanks
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Dale Strickland-Clark
Riverhall Systems Ltd