
אלעזר writes:
Another use case, though I admit not the top priority of anyone here, is that of assignment checkers. In most courses I took at the university, the person who checks the assignments says something like "you are allowed to use only this this and this libraries", in order not to mess with unknown dependencies from tens of students (I am talking about advanced courses, where the method I use to solve the problem is unimportant or only requires explanation). With this statement they can simply state "you can import pip".
In other words, you're advocating a feature that allows script writers to download, install, and execute arbitrary, unsandboxed code on any machine where the script is run. That sounds ... *scary*, when put that way. Remember, you're advocating this on behalf of people who by assumption are infants years below the age of consent.