About:
Mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python language interpreter within the server, allowing for Apache handlers to be written in Python for faster and more powerful applications than plain CGI.

Author:
Gregory Trubetskoy <grisha |at| ispol |dot| com> [contact developer]

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Homepage:
http://www.modpython.org/
Tar/GZ:
http://www.modpython.org/dist/
Changelog:
http://www.modpython.org/live/mod_python-2.7.5/NEWS
Mailing list archive:
http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/

Trove categories: [change]

[Environment]		Web Environment
[Intended Audience]		Developers
[License]		The Apache License
[Topic]		Software Development

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Default	2.7.5	05-Jul-2001	The Apache License

 Articles referencing this project

• Debian: New mod_python packages fix information leak
  by Patrick Lenz , in Security
  Wed, Feb 23rd 2005 08:33
  
• Red Hat: Updated mod_python package fixes security issue
  by Patrick Lenz , in Security
  Thu, Feb 10th 2005 09:57
  
• Debian: New libapache-mod-python packages fix denial of service
  by Patrick Lenz , in Security
  Sun, Feb 29th 2004 22:21
  
• Red Hat: Updated mod_python packages fix denial of service vulnerability
  by Patrick Lenz , in Security
  Wed, Feb 25th 2004 23:45
  
• Red Hat: Updated mod_python packages available
  by Patrick Lenz , in Security
  Fri, May 3rd 2002 01:04
  

 Comments

[»] Re: diff
by RangerElf - Dec 12th 2000 15:03:09

Hmmm... I'll hazard a guess.

mod_snake, from what I gathered while experimenting with it (for a little while, I confess, because it seemed to me a bit limited in scope), seems to be a Python CGI accelerator, it keeps the Python interpreter at hand, so when it needs to run a Python CGI, it just passes the script to it's interpreter along with all relevant CGI information, and lets it rip. Also, it has the added convenience of not having to reload the script every time it's run, only on it's first invocation or after a modification (date changes between *.py and *.pyc).

And, on the other hand, mod_python is a handler, which can interface directly with Apache and it's internal module API; so, you can write Python extensions to Apache, use Python to handle many chores like authentication, pre-/post- connection processing, URL translation, etc... it depends on what part of the HTTP handshake you want to handle, and write a Python handler for that chore.

So, it seems to me that mod_python is much more flexible than mod_snake, but with the added disadvantage of being more complicated to develop for. Check them both out, to see which benefits you more.

-elf

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[»] Re: diff
by beagle2 - May 13th 2001 13:44:11

mod_snake is much more than the CGI accelerator described by the previous post. It provides complete access to the Apache internals.

mod_snake is more low-level than mod_python. It's possible to build the mod_python user model with mod_snake, but not vice versa.

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[»] diff?
by karellen - Oct 23rd 2000 04:09:19

What are the differences between this and mod_snake? two parallel projects trying to acquire the same functionality?

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