mod_python is an

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module that integrates the

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with the server. It is intended to provide a Python language binding for the Apache HTTP Server. When mod_python released it was one of the more efficient options for Python scripts compared to CGI as CGI requests require starting a new Python process to respond to each individual web request.

History

The initial implementation of mod_python was a port to Apache HTTP server of a project called NSAPy. NSAPy was written by Aaron Watters for the

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and was used as an example in a chapter of the book ''Internet Programming with Python'' written by Aaron Watters,

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, and James Ahlstrom. The first version of mod_python was released by Gregory Trubetskoy in 2000. In September 2002, mod_python was donated to the

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and became part of the

project. Since the development of Python's

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from PEP 3333 in December 2003, interest in mod_python has largely moved to WSGI-compliant alternatives such as

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. Development on the project eventually ceased due to inactivity of the primary contributors and in The Apache Software Foundation June 16, 2010 Board meeting, the Board unanimously passed a resolution terminating Apache Quetzalcoatl Project (umbrella project for mod_python). In September 2013, development of mod_python briefly resumed independent of the Apache Software Foundation however it has been largely inactive since and no new releases were created.

References

External links

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