django,fastcgi: how to manage a long running process?

import sys
from time import sleep

i = 0
while i < 1000:
    print 'myjob:', i
    i=i+1
    sleep(0.1)
    sys.stdout.flush()

urlpatterns = patterns('',
(r'^startjob/$', 'mysite.myapp.views.startjob'),
(r'^showjob/$',  'mysite.myapp.views.showjob'),
(r'^rmjob/$',    'mysite.myapp.views.rmjob'),
)

from tempfile import mkstemp
from os import fdopen,unlink,kill
from subprocess import Popen
import signal

def startjob(request):
     """Start a new long running process unless already started."""
     if not request.session.has_key('job'):
          # create a temporary file to save the resuls
          outfd,outname=mkstemp()
          request.session['jobfile']=outname
          outfile=fdopen(outfd,'a+')
          proc=Popen("python myjob.py",shell=True,stdout=outfile)
          # remember pid to terminate the job later
          request.session['job']=proc.pid
     return HttpResponse('A <a href="/showjob/">new job</a> has started.')

def showjob(request):
     """Show the last result of the running job."""
     if not request.session.has_key('job'):
          return HttpResponse('Not running a job.'+
               '<a href="/startjob/">Start a new one?</a>')
     else:
          filename=request.session['jobfile']
          results=open(filename)
          lines=results.readlines()
          try:
               return HttpResponse(lines[-1]+
                         '<p><a href="/rmjob/">Terminate?</a>')
          except:
               return HttpResponse('No results yet.'+
                         '<p><a href="/rmjob/">Terminate?</a>')
     return response

def rmjob(request):
     """Terminate the runining job."""
     if request.session.has_key('job'):
          job=request.session['job']
          filename=request.session['jobfile']
          try:
               kill(job,signal.SIGKILL) # unix only
               unlink(filename)
          except OSError, e:
               pass # probably the job has finished already
          del request.session['job']
          del request.session['jobfile']
     return HttpResponseRedirect('/startjob/') # start a new one