Python application launcher (for Python code)

[Deborah Swanson]

Dennis Lee Bieber wrote, on February 25, 2017 4:50 AM
> 
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:26:15 -0800, "Deborah Swanson" 
> <python at deborahswanson.net> declaimed the following:
> 
> >
> >Well rats. Skull duggery on the net is a lot more sophisticated than 
> >when I saw it last (15 years ago). Getting up to speed with it is on
my 
> >list, but quite aways down.  Best strategy is to only plan on using
it 
> >a few times and then uninstall. Maybe restore that install from a
drive 
> >backup if I need it again, then overwrite with an up to date backup.
> >
> 	Probably won't help... There's likely some cryptic 
> registry entry encoding the date of last "phone home" (and 
> maybe number of times started since that date too). If it's 
> by date, you'd have to fake the date on the computer (I 
> wouldn't be surprised if the first thing it does is ensure 
> NTP sync is on, and run a time-server sync). If, in 
> association, there is a use counter, you'd have to restore an 
> earlier value of the registry.
> 
> 	And I'm quite certain M$ uninstall won't remove the 
> registry entries of usage, just so a reinstall (or restore 
> from backup) can't bypass the system.
> 
> -- 
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Didn't think of that one either, but it's easy to export the involved
keys right after installing and restore them before each use.

I like the idea of pulling the wire (cutting internet access) when I use
it. Then nobody (including the app) is getting in or out to look at or
do anything while the app is running. I won't use it much or often.