Use python without install it.

[Chris Liechti]

"Bertrand Geston" <bergeston at yahoo.fr> wrote in
news:ai917o$12j0d8$1 at ID-135695.news.dfncis.de: 
> Does somebody know if it is possible to use python on a computer under
> Linux on that it's not allowed to install it for security reasons
> (server in production) ?
> The purpose is to have some shell scripts written in Python to make
> some maintenance tasks. Those scripts are launched manually.

McMillan's Installer http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/install1.html
has linux support.
Freeze should work too, but i think that's not that easy to use.
 
> Run it from a CD rom ? How ?

i have never tried that, but once you have an executable it should be 
possible.

> Special user ? is it really secure ?

it is as secure as any other executable. as python has advanced error 
handling, it's in fact more secure than say an average C program (less risk 
for a core dump etc.)

> Other idea ?

try to convince the admin of that machine. python is _very_ stable. your 
scripts will be better maintainable in python as well as faster developed. 
that should be enough resons to install it and save money ;-)

chris

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Chris <cliechti at gmx.net>