Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.147 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.73; '*S*': 0.02; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'it;': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'running': 0.33; 'fri,': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'server': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'users': 0.40; 'worth': 0.66; 'anything.': 0.68; 'secure': 0.71; 'protect': 0.79; 'safe.': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=IFoIhP61Usx33FiH1NJpmEdgiWeePG3Jvc52b8jT9UQ=; b=pjSWNf0DeEEoruUOJ8eBdqjv4YSB1ZUFX+wbX+VeAtXw7SC8m5DfalfxNvH5F4KuSa wqoGnk5K8nHkOIb/qnBwde8Q3IMygSOga52xe4B0gFY51ZdG2uATddJbVTaqmjNGrjSG VShAlQe0LxH7Cw0cP0LdhuaUMET0o89+OTyEpHVhKcJ0jAJPEgfxLxeigyYtb7EmBv59 Im1LXGbGxYiC1PsS4VonD3pP+vN60XaH4RHdDmartWq6sIyt6J2AKZhU5+L8vtNMScIl RgvHkIkSyrpFlp1ltzSJvkI1KqzZWbHWaY+vRP8+oKDEQNadiZY7a8DhxchH+YcFQdUF FTgw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.68.213.74 with SMTP id nq10mr6087242pbc.153.1397209201400; Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:40:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1318687751418899035.169258sturla.molden-gmail.com@news.gmane.org> References: <1318687751418899035.169258sturla.molden-gmail.com@news.gmane.org> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:40:01 +1000 Subject: Re: python obfuscate From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 8 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1397209204 news.xs4all.nl 2835 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:54380 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:70116 On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Sturla Molden wrote: > The only way to protect your code is never to ship anything. It's worth noting, as an aside, that this does NOT mean you don't produce or sell anything. You can keep your code secure by running it on a server and permitting users to access it; that's perfectly safe. ChrisA