On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:31:56 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:00:59 +0000, Alister wrote: > >> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:15:25 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> >>> I have to dynamically generate some code inside a function using exec, >>> but I'm not sure if it is working by accident or if I can rely on it. > [...] > >> I have no idea but as exec is generally considered to be a bad idea are >> you absolutely sure this is the correct way to achieve your end goal? >> >> perhaps if you detailed your requirement someone may be able to suggest >> a safer solution. > > Thanks for your concern, but what I'm doing is perfectly safe. The > string being exec'ed is a string literal known at compile-time and > written by me (see my previous email for details) and the only reason > I'm running it with exec at runtime rather than treating it as normal > source code is that it relies on a feature that may not be available > (with statement). > > The joys of writing code that has to run under multiple incompatible > versions of Python.
I hadn't noticed who had made the original post or a I wouldn't have bothered, you know Python & what is safe far better than I ever will -- The world is not octal despite DEC. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
