HTTP server benchmarking/load testing in Python

[Grant Edwards]

On 2023-01-26, Thomas Passin <list1 at tompassin.net> wrote:
> On 1/25/2023 7:38 PM, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
>> On 2023-01-25 16:30:56 -0500, Thomas Passin wrote:
>>> Great!  Don't forget what I said about potential overheating if you
>>> hit the server with as many requests as it can handle.
>> 
>> Frankly, if you can overheat a server by hitting it with HTTP requests,
>> get better hardware and/or put it into a place with better airflow.
>> 
>
> Frankly, if you have a server-grade machine then well and good but if 
> you are running a nice quiet consumer grade laptop - my development 
> machine - you need to be careful.

A properly designed laptop with a non-broken OS will not overheat
regardless of the computing load you throw at it. The fan might get
annoying loud, but if it overheats either your hardware or OS needs
to be fixed.

--
Grant