IIS + ASP + <#@Language=Python#>== performance_hit

Fri Feb 25 15:57:56 EST 2000

The other style doesn't work for me (treats it as html),

I thought it was odd also, which is why I included the means I use. It's
probably just a typo on his part.

john

In article <38B69655.DD9980F9 at bellatlantic.net>,
  sholden at BellAtlantic.net wrote:
> As a matter of interest, is there any functional difference between
>
> <%@LANGUAGE=Python%>
>
> as used by John, and expected according to all ASP materials I have
seen, and
>
> <#@Language=Python#>
>
> as used by tom in his original post?
>
> regards
>  Steve
>
> John Nielsen wrote:
> >
> > Maybe it is a version issue?
> >
> > What version of python are they running?
> >
> > I get sub 1 second responses with ASP and python using the
> > <%@ LANGUAGE = Python%>  directive.
> >
> > john
> >
> > In article <MPG.131f73d4f6fe880e98969a at news.nettally.com>,
> >   Tom Funk <no_spam_tdfunk at nettally.com_spam_sux> wrote:
> > >
> > > A similar thread started here a few weeks ago, then seemed to die.
> > There
> > > was no definitive answer, though.
> > >
> > > I've noticed a *definite* performance hit from my ISP when their
IIS
> > > server delivers pages containing <#@Language=Python#>.  There
seems to
> > be
> > > a consistent 7-8 second delay while serving such pages.  Pages
that
> > don't
> > > use this directive, or that specify VBScript or JavaScript, don't
> > suffer
> > > the same fate.
> > >
> > > I tested with an ASP page that looks like this:
> > >
> > >   <#@Language=Python#>
> > >   <!-- or VBScript or JavaScript or nothing at all -->
> > >   <html>
> > >   <head>
> > >   <body>
> > >
> > >   <p>This is a test
> > >
> > >   </body>
> > >   </html>
> > >
> > > This page should load nearly instantaneously.  However, using
Python
> > with
> > > @Language causes a consistent 7-8 second delay.  There's no
> > *discernable*
> > > delay for VBScript, JavaScript or when the Language directive is
> > skipped
> > > completely.
> > >
> > > A previous suggestion was to change the default language for the
site
> > > from VBScript (or JavaScript) to Python.  Did anyone try this?
Does
> > this
> > > actually work? If not, does anyone have any other suggestions?
Could
> > > some portion of the Python run-time be recompiling on each call
(i.e.,
> > > IUSR_COMPUTERNAME doesn't have write access to a directory on
> > PYTHONPATH
> > > and the .pyc files are never created)?
> > >
> > > My ISP tends to be slow to respond to requests, so before I ask
them
> > to
> > > monkey around with my site's IIS settings, I'd like to know if
what
> > I'm
> > > asking for will actually work.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > -=< tom >=-
> > > Thomas D. Funk                           |       "Software is the
> > lever
> > > (no_spam_tdfunk at asd-web.com_no_spam)     |Archimedes was searching
> > for."
> > > Software Engineering Consultant          |
> > > Advanced Systems Design, Tallahassee FL. |
> > >
> >
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> >
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