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Subject: Re: python obfuscate
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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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