[Python-Dev] disable writing .py[co]

[Michael Hudson]

Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> writes:

> Here's a slightly different alternative.  (It woke me up this morning, so I
> know it's a good idea. ;-)
> 
> Instead of an environment variable which functions simply as an on/off
> switch, add an environment variable named PYCROOT which can be used to
> control writing of .pyc files as follows:
> 
>     * if not present, status quo
> 
>     * if present and refers to an existing directory, prepend PYCROOT to any
>       attempts to read or write .pyc files.

The idea of writing .pycs to a world writable area (say /tmp) on a
multi-user system sounds like a Bad Thing.

Cheers,
M.

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