[Python-Dev] PEP_215_ (string interpolation) alternative EvalDict

Jason Orendorff jason@jorendorff.com
Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:46:03 -0600


Steven Majewski wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Jason Orendorff wrote:
> > Would someone please explain to me what is seen as a "possible
> > security issue" in PEP 215?  Can anyone propose some real-life
> > situation where PEP 215 causes a vulnerability, and the
> > corresponding % syntax doesn't?
> 
> Do you mean the current '%' or my expanded example ?

I mean the current %.

Well?

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