[Python-Dev] PEP 318: Security use case

[Skip Montanaro]

    Ping> Here is an additional simple use case you could consider.

    Ping>     def private(cls):
    Ping>         def instantiate(*args, **kw):
    Ping>             return cls(*args, **kw)
    Ping>         return instantiate

    Ping>     class DontTouch [private]:
    Ping>         ...

    Ping> Inner scopes are one of the best places to hide things in Python;
    Ping> they are very difficult to get at.

Are you using "private" to mean "can't be subclassed"?  I'm not sure that's
the correct term to use here.  I guess I'm interpreting "private" in the C++
sense of the word.

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