eval vs. atof

[Dirk-Ulrich Heise]

1. eval() means a call to the Python parser.
That's slower than having a specialized
number parsing routine.
2. If you want the user to input a number, but parse
his input with eval(), a user knowing about that
(or suspecting it) might try to crash or spy out your system
by entering arbitrary Python expressions.
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Dipl.Inform. Dirk-Ulrich Heise
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dheise at debitel.net


Sposhua schrieb in Nachricht ...
>Newbie...
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>Why do string.ato[f/i/l] exist when you can use eval()? There must be a
reason
>for these things...
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