Description of problem: mod_python 3.1.3 has a bug (see URL) that makes it impossible to disable PythonAutoReload. The latest package available for CentOS 4.4 is mod_python 3.1.3 (release 5.1), which is apparently still affected by the bug. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.1.3_5.1 How reproducible: Easily Steps to Reproduce: 1. Set up Apache (I have 2.0.51-28) with mod_python and some python code (e.g. a Django app). [optional] Configure Apache with PythonAutoReload Off (it should be off by default) 2. Change some python code, but DO NOT restart Apache. 3. Refresh the web page a 8-10 times. Actual results: About 25% of the time the new code will be interpreted by mod_python, and the rest of the time it will interpret the old code. Expected results: By default mod_python should not attempt to interpret new code until Apache is restarted. Additional info: Even when setting PythonAutoReload Off in Apache's .conf the setting remains On (see URL for details).
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-106 made more prominent
According to that bug report at issues.apache.org this bug was resolved in 3.1.4, so it should be a simple matter of backporting the fix from 3.1.4 into a new release of the mod_python 3.1.3 package.
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