[Tutor] don't steel my code Mister user

[nathan tech]

It has to be said, after extensive research, and responses here, it 
seems python was just not designed to be a commercial product.

Licenses are all well and good, but if you're hacking a product, you're 
just not going to be stopped by a lisence.

Furthering to that, if I ever sold products it would be £5, or $7, and 7 
bucks just isn't worth all the effort to make python difficult to hack.

Nothing is impossible, but, deterring the average user just for $7? Not 
worth it.

Thanks anyway guys.

Nate

On 04/05/2019 12:46, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote:
> On 04/05/2019 00:45, nathan tech wrote:
>
>> There are tools like py2exe and pyinstaller that are able to compile
>> your python code into .exe format.
>>
>> but why bother?
> It's easier and more convenient to distribute a single .exe
> file than a swathe of individual .py or .pyc files. It also
> removes any potential issues around the python interpreter
> version.
>
>> Lets say I create a program called awesomesauce.
>>
>> Now then, mister user comes along.
>>
>> He decompiles it with pyinstaller ("Which I'm told is easy"), removes
>> the check, and has himself a free product.
> Never consider compilation a security feature, it isn't.
> Regardless of the language not just Python. A skilled
> technician can hack the binary if necessary.
>
> Compilation is simply a distribution feature that makes
> life easier for both the distributor and the recipient.
>