Ruby/Python/REXX as a MUCK scripting language

[Fred Bayer]

Tony Belding wrote:
> I'm interested in using an off-the-shelf interpreted language as a 
> user-accessible scripting language for a MUCK.  I'm just not sure if I 
> can find one that does everything I need.  The MUCK must be able to call 
> the interpreter and execute scripts with it, but the interpreter must 
> also be able to call functions in the MUCK code.  And then there's the 
> security issue that really worries me. . .  I have to be able to limit 
> what the interpreter can execute.  I can't have my users running scripts 
> that access the console, access the filesystem or sockets directly, or 
> call libraries or other binaries outside the MUCK.
> 
> Is this practical?  I'm thinking of Ruby or Python for this, if they can 
> meet the requirements.
> 

Don't forget Lua: www.lua.org
It fulfills your requirements and is easily embedable.