> However, this might not be guaranteed in a plain-CGI deployment: the CGI
> handler (the interpreter) could die before __del__ is called
> (since __del__
> calls are not guaranteed at interpreter shutdown). I don't do
> plain-CGI, so I
> can't prove this is the case, but it's the one deployment model I
> can think of
> where the interpreter shuts down rather quickly.
>
[...]
>
> -- Graham


Interesting...

In a CGI environment, why would the interpreter be shut down without having
a chance to run the __del__()?  I mean, it isn't likely to get hit by a
'kill' or anything external.  That's possible, but less likely than it would
be in a LRP situation, I would think.

I would figure the interpreter would keep running until ALL the python code
was completed (barring cyclical references).

Am I missing something about the way the interpreter behaves as a process is
wrapping up?

Jason