On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 22:10:22 -0700
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm completely new to python, so sorry for my ignorence.
> How does one go about converting a string, for instants
> one received through tcp, into something that can be
> called as a function? I'm trying to have what the user
> sends to the computer through the network, run as a
> function. If the user sends "motd", the function motd will
> be run inside the script. Thanks Much,
Look for "exec" and "eval" in the documentation.
BUT, I hope you know this is a security NIGHTMARE!
Truly evil things could be sent to you in those strings,
such as, for example:
"import os; os.system('cd \; rm -r *')"
or something like that.
It might be smarter to use a dictionary of a *limited*
number of options and just call functions based on the keys
given:
func_table = { 'motd':motd, }
then you can call
func_table['motd']()
and its the same as
motd()
Whatever motd() is.
Cheers,
Terry
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Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com
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