Yea. You’re right. I probably need a lawyer someday. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 31, 2023, at 5:12 PM, Thomas Passin <li...@tompassin.net> wrote: > > On 3/31/2023 5:16 PM, Jim Schwartz wrote: >> What license do I have to choose so people can't use my code? I don't know >> this stuff. > > It would help if you would explain what you want to accomplish and why. Do > you expect to make money off your software? If not, why do want so badly to > protect it? > > The most basic answer is that your code is automatically protected by > copyright law unless you say differently. But it is still a good idea to > state outright what actions would be allowed and what would be forbidden. > > If you do expect to make money, you could look at what phone apps developers > include with their apps. And it would be good to consult a lawyer who > practices in this field. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Python-list <python-list-bounces+jschwar=sbcglobal....@python.org> On >> Behalf Of Chris Angelico >> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2023 7:09 AM >> To: python-list@python.org >> Subject: Re: Windows installer from python source code without access to >> source code >>> On Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 23:01, Jim Schwartz <jsch...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> >>> I want a windows installer to install my application that's written in >>> python, but I don't want the end user to have access to my source code. >>> >>> >>> >>> Is that possible using python? I was using cx-freeze, but that has >>> the source code available. So does pyinstaller. I think gcc does, too. >>> >>> >>> >>> Does anyone know of a way to do this? >>> >> Fundamentally no, it's not. Python code will always be distributed as some >> form of bytecode. The only way to make it available without revealing >> anything is to put it on a server and let people access it without running >> it themselves. >> But why is that a problem? Copyright law protects you from people stealing >> your code and making unauthorized changes to it, and if you're not worried >> about them making changes, there's no reason to hide the source code >> (whatever you distribute would be just as copiable). Are you concerned that >> people will see your bugs? We all have them. >> ChrisA >> -- >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
