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On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:00 PM,  <villascape@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah, I was confused that process state somehow allowed Python to support p=
er-connection state without using sessions (which lead me to ask about webs=
ockets).  I guess Python could do it without storing the session ID in a fi=
le or database and instead in process state (i.e. application memory, right=
?), but the effect seems basically the same. Without being per-connection, =
what is the value of process state?
>

Caches and stuff. For example, you might establish a database
connection, and then hang onto it for all queries; or maybe you load
up a bunch of user objects and keep them in memory for when you need
them again. Anything that you store in a global (module-level)
variable will hang around.

ChrisA