Re: "How to protect the python code"

2019-09-06 Thread Fabio Zadrozny
On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 5:49 AM Saba Kauser wrote: > Hello Experts, > > I am looking for ways available to protect the python source code from > being available to users for write/modify. > Is it a good idea to think that python source code can be protected? > > I am aware that there are ways avai

Re: "How to protect the python code"

2019-09-05 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2019-09-05, Michael Torrie wrote: > I've never understood why companies are so obsessed with preventing > users from modifying their programs. Because they'll change it, the result won't behave correctly, and then the user will waste a lot of tech-support hours or ruin the company's reputatio

Re: "How to protect the python code"

2019-09-05 Thread Michael Torrie
On 9/5/19 2:48 AM, Saba Kauser wrote: > I am looking for ways available to protect the python source code > from being available to users for write/modify. Is it a good idea to > think that python source code can be protected? In general, no, not with an interpreted language. Intellectual property

RE: "How to protect the python code"

2019-09-05 Thread Saba Kauser
Thanks Chris. Makes sense! -Original Message- From: Chris Angelico Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 2:34 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: "How to protect the python code" On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 6:50 PM Saba Kauser wrote: > > Hello Experts, > >

Re: "How to protect the python code"

2019-09-05 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 6:50 PM Saba Kauser wrote: > > Hello Experts, > > I am looking for ways available to protect the python source code from being > available to users for write/modify. Run it on a server and don't let them see the source code. > Is it a good idea to think that python source

"How to protect the python code"

2019-09-05 Thread Saba Kauser
Hello Experts, I am looking for ways available to protect the python source code from being available to users for write/modify. Is it a good idea to think that python source code can be protected? I am aware that there are ways available to generate extensions like in C(.pyd files) and module