On Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 4:07 pm Matthias Kuhn, wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 2:49 AM Nyall Dawson via QGIS-Developer <
> qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
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>> On Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 9:20 am Greg Troxel via QGIS-Developer, <
>> qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
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>>> Thomas B via Q
On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 2:49 AM Nyall Dawson via QGIS-Developer <
qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
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> On Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 9:20 am Greg Troxel via QGIS-Developer, <
> qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
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>> Thomas B via QGIS-Developer writes:
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>> > Dear QGIS-Developers,
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>> > A
On Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 9:20 am Greg Troxel via QGIS-Developer, <
qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> Thomas B via QGIS-Developer writes:
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> > Dear QGIS-Developers,
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> > Are there any guidelines from the QGIS project regarding whether a QGIS
> > plugin is allowed to autonomously install req
Thomas B via QGIS-Developer writes:
> Dear QGIS-Developers,
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> Are there any guidelines from the QGIS project regarding whether a QGIS
> plugin is allowed to autonomously install required packages using PIP or
> similar tools without manual installation by the user?
>
> While this might seem con
Hi Thomas,
My personal feeling is that this is a very real security risk. I know that
it makes it easy to get the extra Python packages installed, but it is not
worth it. My plugins that require extra Python packages notifies the user
that they need to be installed and gives instructions on how t
Dear QGIS-Developers,
Are there any guidelines from the QGIS project regarding whether a QGIS
plugin is allowed to autonomously install required packages using PIP or
similar tools without manual installation by the user?
While this might seem convenient, I see it as a potential security risk,
es
