mod_python
mod_python is an Apache HTTP Server module that integrates the Python programming language 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.[citation needed]
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
Since the development of Python's Web Server Gateway Interface from PEP 3333 in December 2003, interest in mod_python has largely moved to WSGI-compliant alternatives such as mod_wsgi.[2]
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).[3]
In September 2013, development of mod_python briefly resumed independent of the Apache Software Foundation[2] however it has been largely inactive since and no new releases were created.[4]
References
- ^ "History". 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Trubetskoy, Gregory (2013-08-02). "Hacking on mod_python (again)". Gregory Trubetskoy. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Meeting minutes". www.apache.org. June 16, 2010. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "grisha/mod_python". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
