thanks for the tips, pam limits and http://codepad.org/ are both interesting tracks.
Ivo 2008/5/12 Matt Nordhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > ivo talvet wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Is it possible to have a python which not handle the execution of > > "while", "for", and other loop statements ? I would like to allow > > remote execution of python on a public irc channel, so i'm looking for > > techniques which would do so people won't be able to crash my computer > > (while 1: os.fork(1)), or at least won't won't freeze my python in a > > infinite loop, make it unresponsive. Is there a compiling option (or > > better, something i can get with apt-get cos i think compiling myself > > and handle all the metastuff myself is somehow dirty) for have a > > "secure python" (you can guess what i mean by "secure" in my case) or > > must i touch myself the source disable some code lines ? If last > > solution, which modifications in which files should i do ? (sorry for > > my bad english) > > > > Thanks. > > > > Ivo > > <http://codepad.org/> is a pastebin-like website that lets people upload > code in a dozen different languages, and it runs it. They have info up > about how it's secure at <http://codepad.org/about>. > > I'm pretty sure there's another similar website that's specific to > Python, but I can't remember it. Anyway, it was similar, using virtual > machines, a firewall, and killing stuff that ran for longer than 20 > seconds, IIRC. > > (Thanks for the link to codepad, habnabit.) > -- > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
