Python Equivalent of Perl's Safe module?

[John Beppu]

Hello, I was wondering if there was a Python equivalent of Perl's Safe
module.  Here is the beginning of the man page for Perl's Safe.


    NAME
	Safe - Compile and execute code in restricted compartments

    SYNOPSIS
	  use Safe;

	  $compartment = new Safe;

	  $compartment->permit(qw(time sort :browse));

	  $result = $compartment->reval($unsafe_code);


The full documentation for the Safe module can be found at:
http://perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/lib/Safe.html
Any help finding such a module for Python would be appreciated.