"How to protect the python code"

[Saba Kauser]

Thanks Chris.
Makes sense!


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 2:34 PM
To: python-list at python.org
Subject: Re: "How to protect the python code"

On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 6:50 PM Saba Kauser <skauser at rocketsoftware.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Experts,
>
> I am looking for ways available to protect the python source code from being available to users for write/modify.

Run it on a server and don't let them see the source code.

> Is it a good idea to think that python source code can be protected?

Nope. If you're going to ship Python code for people to run on their own systems - or, honestly, *any* code - you should assume that they can read it themselves. The only way is to NOT ship the code, which (in today's world) usually means publishing it as a web app.

ChrisA

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