restricted execution

[Steve Purcell]

Kendall wrote:
> 
> dict = {}
> for i in AllowedBuiltinList :
> exec "dict['" + i + "'] = " + i
> 
> __builtins__ = dict
> del dict
> 
> Where the AllowedBuiltinList is missing things like __import__, open, and
> eval.
> If I paste this in every user defined module, have I effectively prevented all
> access to the file system and network?  I'm not letting them import sys or
> os in their module either.


Have you tried to use the built-in module 'rexec' for such restricted
execution support? You might find it easier.

-Steve

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