> >> The use of eval is dangerous if you are not *completely* sure what is > >> being passed in. Try using pickle instead: > >> http://docs.python.org/release/2.5.2/lib/pickle-example.html > > > > > > Um, at least by my understanding, the use of Pickle is also dangerous if > you > > are not completely sure what is being passed in: > > Oh goodness yes. pickle is exactly as unsafe as eval is. Try running this > code: > > from pickle import loads > loads("c__builtin__\neval\n(c__builtin__\nraw_input\n(S'py>'\ntRtR.")
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