Re: Can I trust downloading Python?

Date	2013-09-07 21:04 -0600
From	Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com>
Subject	Re: Can I trust downloading Python?
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On 09/07/2013 07:17 PM, Aaron Martin wrote:
> Hi, I am thinking about getting a software but it requires python, so that
> brought up a few questions. Is it safe do download python, and does it come
> with spam or advertisements? If it doesn't then should I get the latest
> version? I mostly want to know if it is safe to download, because most of
> the time downloading free stuff off the internet comes with spam and all
> that, so I want to know if I can trust downloading it.

Yes if you download binaries from the official sources (python.org web
site) there is a reasonable assumption that the binary is free from
malware or viruses.  I've never heard of programmings coming with spam
before ;).  Usually that arrives unbidden in my inbox.

As for trusting python in general, I do trust the python developers, but
recent NSA revelations call just about all aspects of computing, trust,
and privacy into doubt.

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Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-09-07 21:04 -0600
  Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-08 12:32 +0000
    Re: Can I trust downloading Python? "Charles Hottel" <chottel@earthlink.net> - 2013-09-08 12:08 -0400
      Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 02:39 +1000
        Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-09 09:41 +0000
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Anthony Papillion <papillion@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 06:02 -0500
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 10:23 -0600
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2013-09-09 12:40 -0400
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 10:44 -0600

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