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Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of PsycoMiddleware

-              v14
+              v15
 class PsycoMiddleware(object):
     """
     This middleware enables the psyco extension module which can massively
+    Enables the psyco extension module which can massively
     speed up the execution of any Python code.
     """
     def process_request(self, request):
         try:
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 See http://psyco.sourceforge.net/psycoguide/node14.html for more information
+Known problems:
+Instead of throwing an exception when the platform is wrong, one could just not start psyco.
+{{{
+import psyco
+import platform
+import re
+if platform.architecture()[0] == '32bit':
+    psyco.cannotcompile(re.compile)  # re.compile doesn't benefit from psyco
+    psyco.profile()  # psyco.profile seems like the most sane choice.
+# The middleware class definition is just here so django doesn't whine.
+# Note also that we placed this class outside the if so that
+# the middleware can be used without effect.
+class PsycoMiddleware(object):
+    """
+    Enables the psyco extension module which can massively
+    speed up the execution of any Python code.
+    """
+    pass
+}}}
+= Known problems =
 Psyco is great and you should look into it, but sometimes it can create weird problems (in conjunction with other software) that may be hard to debug. Please remember to turn it off when you have strange / not so obvious problems.