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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