session management

[A.M. Kuchling]

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 14:02:14 +1000, 
	Ajay Brar <abra9823 at mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
> question is what happens when the client does not log out? what if he 
> simply leaves the website? i can put a timer on the cookie, but how do i 
> cleanup the temp files.

You'd need to run a cron job that periodically cleans up sessions that
haven't been touched in the last 8 or 24 or whatever hours.

> also, is there some python package that already does this and does not 
> require any configuration on the webserver (i dont have access to config 
> the webserver).

Most web frameworks have support for sessions; for example, Quixote's 
support is described at 
http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/quixote/doc/session-mgmt.html .

--amk