On 09/07/2013 07:17 PM, Aaron Martin wrote: > Hi, I am thinking about getting a software but it requires python, so that > brought up a few questions. Is it safe do download python, and does it come > with spam or advertisements? If it doesn't then should I get the latest > version? I mostly want to know if it is safe to download, because most of > the time downloading free stuff off the internet comes with spam and all > that, so I want to know if I can trust downloading it.
Yes if you download binaries from the official sources (python.org web site) there is a reasonable assumption that the binary is free from malware or viruses. I've never heard of programmings coming with spam before ;). Usually that arrives unbidden in my inbox. As for trusting python in general, I do trust the python developers, but recent NSA revelations call just about all aspects of computing, trust, and privacy into doubt. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
