Executing other python code

[Matthew_WARREN at bnpparibas.com]

Not a python solution, but if you look into how this was achieved with Java
it may give hints to the technique needed in python;

robocode, lets you specify your robot AI as java code. You design the AI,
download a bunch of AI's written by other people and the robocode engine
simulates a battle between them all.

It's exactly what you've described, with 'ships' replaced with 'robot
tanks'

http://robocode.sourceforge.net/developerWorks.php

I'm interested in the technique used to achieve it, and if it can be done
in python.

Matt.




                                                                                                                                                  
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I'm working on a game, and I'd like players to be able to define thier
ships with scripts. Naturally, I don't want to give them the entire
program as thier romping ground. I would like to invoke a seperate
interpreter for these files, and give it a limited subset of the
functions in my game. What is the best way to achieve this effect?
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