Apache mod_wsgi python variable persistance

It sounds like the issue may be that you were using daemon mode of mod_wsgi previously, with default of a single process, and then mucked up the Apache/mod_wsgi configuration and have fallen back to use embedded mode of mod_wsgi, which means you are subject to whatever Apache configuration is. The Apache configuration is generally multiprocess though.

See:

• http://modwsgi.readthedocs.io/en/develop/user-guides/processes-and-threading.html

So confirm whether you are working in embedded mode or daemon mode.

• http://modwsgi.readthedocs.io/en/develop/user-guides/checking-your-installation.html#embedded-or-daemon-mode

You can also verify whether in multi process or multi threaded configuration.

• http://modwsgi.readthedocs.io/en/develop/user-guides/checking-your-installation.html#single-or-multi-threaded

You can also do:

import mod_wsgi
print(mod_wsgi.maximum_processes)
print(mod_wsgi.threads_per_process)

to confirm what configuration you are running under.