Using python from a browser/security hole
Neil Hodgson
nyamatongwe+gravity at gmail.com
Fri Apr 15 07:07:46 EDT 2005
Philippe:
> Since I need to access a local/client device from the page and
> that I wish to be cross-platform; does that mean Java is my only
> way out ?
Java is designed to be safe and not allow access to client devices.
There is a mechanism where you can attempt to ask for permission from
Java but it looked complex to me and I doubt many browsers will
cooperate. They have often locked security down to prevent this sort of
access.
Neil
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