Paul Rubin wrote: > Florian Lindner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I have a script which is readable and executable by a user, but not >> writable. >> The users executes the scripts, it reads in a value and based on this >> value it computes a result and stores it in a variable. >> Can the user read out the value of this variable? If yes, can he be >> prevented to do so? > > I don't really understand the question. The user could, for example, > run the Python interpreter under a debugger, and examine its internal > state step by step during execution. > > What you really want is a setuid script. That can do what you want, > but you have to write them very carefully.
AFAIK scripts can't be setuid? Can you tell me what you mean and how to do it? Florian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list