Fixed #8357 -- Clarified what constitutes activity when calculating session expiry. Thanks to timo for the patch.

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2010-05-06 01:35:02 +00:00 · 2010-05-06 01:35:02 +00:00 · 2b05231310
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--- a/docs/topics/http/sessions.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/http/sessions.txt
@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ It also has these methods:
            * If ``value`` is ``None``, the session reverts to using the global
              session expiry policy.

+      Reading a session is not considered activity for expiration
+      purposes. Session expiration is computed from the last time the
+      session was *modified*.
+
    * ``get_expiry_age()``

      .. versionadded:: 1.0