Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.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 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'distributing': 0.07; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'exception': 0.16; 'fix': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'code.': 0.18; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'source': 0.25; 'excel': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'code': 0.31; 'subject:end': 0.31; 'subject:users': 0.31; 'cases': 0.33; 'subject:from': 0.34; 'interact': 0.36; 'project': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'users': 0.40; 'subject:source': 0.84; 'audit': 0.93 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Sturla Molden Subject: Re: Obscuring Python source from end users Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:53:16 +0000 (UTC) References: <89381545-5edc-4f85-a4b8-86eebfdf34ee@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 60-109-11.connect.netcom.no User-Agent: NewsTap/4.0.1 (iPad) X-: 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: 13 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1412002507 news.xs4all.nl 2831 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:35207 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:78468 Chris Angelico wrote: >> I have a project that involves distributing Python code to users in an >> organisation. Users do not interact directly with the Python code; they >> only know this project as an Excel add-in. >> >> Now, internal audit takes exception in some cases if users are able to >> see the source code. > > The solution is to fix your internal audit. +1