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Subject: Re: Creating .exe file in Python
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:17:35 -0400
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On Wed, Jun 17, 2015, at 09:33, hamilton wrote:
> However, the python source can be read by anyone.
> 
> As a .exe, the source can not be read.
> 
> Just because the interpreter is open source,
> does not mean my application should be.

Being readable isn't the same thing as being open source. If someone
steals your application, you can sue them.