Re: CapPython and Python 3.0, and eyebrow-raising applications
"Jimmy Wylie Jr." <[email protected]>
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On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 5:07 PM, zooko <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is the application of CapPython which > > would raise the most eyebrows and cause the most Python hackers to > > say "Hey, that *is* cool!"? > If I remember correctly, Python had a "Restricted Execution Environment". I think the its lying around in the library reference somewhere. But they had to scrap the whole library, because it had some serious security flaws. (At least I think that was the reason.) Perhaps, pitching CapPython as a way to finally implement dynamic applets in an a much more user-friendly way than Java can be a good way to make your case. --Jimmy Wylie _______________________________________________ e-lang mailing list [email protected] http://www.eros-os.org/mailman/listinfo/e-lang