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Re: python obfuscate

From Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: python obfuscate
Date 2014-04-11 16:19 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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On 2014-04-11, Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Wesley <nispray@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Umm, just wanna make all .py files not human readable.
>>
>> Or, maybe need a tool like zend in php.
>
> The only reliable way to prevent a customer from reverse-engineering
> your software is to not give them the software.  For example, instead
> of giving them software containing the critical code that you want to
> protect, give them access to a web service running that code, which
> you host and control.

If you do that the odds of them obtaining your code are reduced, but
don't assume they go to 0.  ;)

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python obfuscate Wesley <nispray@gmail.com> - 2014-04-10 18:29 -0700
  Re: python obfuscate Tobiah <toby@tobiah.org> - 2014-04-10 18:48 -0700
    Re: python obfuscate Wesley <nispray@gmail.com> - 2014-04-10 19:14 -0700
    Re: python obfuscate Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-10 20:23 -0600
  Re: python obfuscate Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-11 11:41 +1000
    Re: python obfuscate Wesley <nispray@gmail.com> - 2014-04-10 19:17 -0700
      Re: python obfuscate Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-10 20:28 -0600
        Re: python obfuscate Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-11 16:19 +0000
      Re: python obfuscate Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-11 13:12 +1000
      Re: python obfuscate Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-11 06:53 +0100
      Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 09:17 +0000
      Re: python obfuscate Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 04:22 -0600
        Re: python obfuscate Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-11 11:44 +0000
      Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 12:42 +0000
  Re: python obfuscate Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-04-11 07:00 +0100
  Re: python obfuscate Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 16:10 +1000
  Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 09:17 +0000
  Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 09:17 +0000
  Re: python obfuscate Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 19:40 +1000
    Re: python obfuscate cl@isbd.net - 2014-04-11 13:32 +0100
      Re: python obfuscate Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 22:47 +1000
      Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 13:06 +0000
      Re: python obfuscate Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-11 14:10 +0100
    Re: python obfuscate Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-11 16:22 +0000
  Re: python obfuscate alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-04-11 13:07 +0000
    Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 14:00 +0000
      Re: python obfuscate Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-11 16:27 +0000
        Re: python obfuscate Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-12 00:49 +0000
          Re: python obfuscate Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-12 14:52 +1000
  Re: python obfuscate Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 10:09 -0500
    Re: python obfuscate Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-12 01:22 +1000
    Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 16:13 +0000
    Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 16:13 +0000
      Re: python obfuscate CM <cmpython@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 22:01 -0700
        Re: python obfuscate Sturla Molden <sturla.molden@gmail.com> - 2014-04-12 12:07 +0000
          Re: python obfuscate CM <cmpython@gmail.com> - 2014-04-12 20:14 -0700
  Re: python obfuscate Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-04-11 09:19 -0600
  Re: python obfuscate Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-12 01:30 +1000
  Re: python obfuscate Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-04-11 22:48 +0100
  Re: python obfuscate Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-04-12 07:48 +0000
  Re: python obfuscate Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2014-04-13 06:58 +0200

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