Question about using python as a scripting language

[Slawomir Nowaczyk]

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:32:32 +0200
Wildemar Wildenburger <wildemar at freakmail.de> wrote:

#> Steve Lianoglou wrote:
#> > Delaney, Timothy (Tim) wrote:
#> >> This is just asking for trouble.
#> >>
#> >> my_list = eval('import shutil; shutil.rmtree('/')')
#> > 
#> > Hah .. wow.
#> > 
#> > And in related news: you still shouldn't be taking candy from
#> > strangers.
#> > 
#> > Point well taken. Thanks for flagging that one.
#> 
#> Heck, whenever *is* it OK to use eval() then?

eval is like optimisation. There are two rules:

Rule 1: Do not use it.
Rule 2 (for experts only): Do not use it (yet).

:)

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