Protecting Source Code

[Erik Max Francis]

Cameron Zemek wrote:

> How can I protect my python source code for a commerical application?

You can't.  But, then, you can't really protect your C or C++ source
code in a commercial application, either.  It's just a matter of reverse
engineering.

Shipping only .pyc files would be one way to discourage casual peekers,
but then you'd be tying yourself to a single Python implementation and
version (.pyc files aren't guaranteed stable from version to version)
and garnering some ill will.

The proper way of handling this kind of an issue is through license, not
inconveniencing your users.

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