[Tutor] Python+CGI+MySQL performance

[kent@springfed.com]

Howdy,

I am currently using ASP to provide dynamic content
and would like to convert to Python.

Many hosting services offer PHP, but the only Python
availability I've found is via CGI.

If I access MySQL from a python.cgi what is the overhead?
Is it true that every call to the script must open and close
a connection to the DB?

Is it possible to get good performance with a setup like this?

Thanks,
Kent
-- , kent@springfed.com on 26/01/2002