Rapid Web Applications with TurboGears: Using Python to Create Ajax-Powered Sites

Chapter 18.3.1. Advantages/Drawbacks of Using mod_python

The advantages of this method are as follows:

• Slightly faster than mod_rewrite (because requests don’t need to be forwarded)

• No need to start/stop your CherryPy process yourself (because it starts with Apache)

The drawbacks of this method are as follows:

• Apache starts multiple processes, so you can’t use RAM-based sessions, for instance.

• A bit harder to configure than mod_rewrite.

• mod_python is not yet widespread among web hosting companies. (One current problem is that Apache needs to be restarted whenever you change something in your CherryPy code.)

• Might be less stable than mod_rewrite.

For some people who are using shared hosting, this might be your only option because your ISP will ...