mod_python, multiple calls to PythonAuthenHandler

[Rune Hansen]

I've posted this question on the mod_python mailing list but didn't get 
much response, so I thought I'd post it here.

(My first attempt connected to an unrelated thread..sorry.
Note-to-self:-must-get-more-coffee-before-posting-)

It seems to me that for each path element in a URI a mod_python handler
will be invoked. This applies to PythonAuthenHandler,
PythonHeaderParserHandler and so on.

Since I'm making a database request in my PythonAuthenHandler, this 
quickly becomes a problem.

Example:
http://lucene.moonspawn.scanmine.com/ =>
	AuthenHandler::authenhandler called: 1
	index got called once

http://lucene.moonspawn.scanmine.com/SearchHandler.py/search =>
	AuthenHandler::authenhandler called: 1
	AuthenHandler::authenhandler called: 2
	/search got called once

http://lucene.moonspawn.scanmine.com/search.html => (using mod_rewrite)
	AuthenHandler::authenhandler called: 1
	AuthenHandler::authenhandler called: 2
	AuthenHandler::authenhandler called: 3
	/search got called once

I get the same behavior on three separate installations

So, either I've got a miss-configuration which results in multiple calls 
to handlers or.., this is expected behavior, and there is a technique to 
avoid this or..., this is expected and, for reasons that escapes me, 
desired behavior.

I'd greatly appreciate any help and suggestion

regards

/rune