Life cycle of a mod_python application and scope of global variables

[Peter Abel]

Kyle Yancey <lakeofburningfire at kyle.orgdon'tspamme> wrote in message news:<50f33vofevm3og4bp1ji85atd22bqduv11 at 4ax.com>...
> Okay.  Now I feel silly.  It doesn't seem to work.  I tested the
> following script, and I got an error.
> 
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> from mod_python import apache
> i = 1
> def handler(req):
     # insert here
     global i
     # and it will work
>    req.content_type = "text/html" 
>    req.send_http_header()
>    if i:
>        req.write("Hello World!")
>    i = 0
>    return apache.OK
> 
> The error was local variable referenced before assignment.
> The faq says that this should display the behavior I described.
> http://www.modpython.org/FAQ/faqw.py?req=show&file=faq03.005.htp
> I hope I haven't wasted anyones time.  Apologies if I made a mistake.
> This is my first usenet post.

Peter