On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 20:54:49 -0800 Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So, two options: > > > > from os import * > > import os
> > One of these two ways you're not supposed to use for > > security reasons, but I'm spacing on which one. > > I don't think there are any *security* reasons, but > stylistically, "import os" is greatly preferred. When > someone else reads your code, they will immediately know > where getcwd() comes from. It's not a question of "security" in the usual sense, but the first syntax imports a lot of stuff into the current namespace, increasing the risk of unintentionally clobbering local names. So it's certainly "riskier" in the sense of "likely to cause bugs". -- Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
