[python-win32] Closed Source Service

[Larry Bates]

Max Lynch wrote:
> Hi,
> I was wondering if it's possible to make a closed source service using 
> python win32 and PythonService.exe?
> 
> Thanks,
> Max
> 
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Depends on what you mean by "closed source".  Anything written in Python can be 
reverse "decompiled" (sorry but I couldn't come up with a better word).  But 
then again, anything written in ANY language can be decompiled as well.  Packing 
it with py2exe and making a full installer using Inno Setup can make that more 
trouble than it is worth.  In today's world the ONLY way to make sure your code 
isn't decompiled, reverse engineered, etc. (regardless of language) is to have 
it contact your server (either every time it runs or periodically) and to 
confirm that a proper license is in place.  This does eliminate the possibility 
of running on a non-Internet connected system (not as much of a limitation as it 
was a few years ago).

If you are asking if you can sell a service written in python, win32, and 
PythonService.exe, the answer is certainly.

-Larry