[OT] Python like lanugages [was Re: After C++, what with Python?]

[Stefan Behnel]

Octavian Rasnita, 19.01.2011 11:31:
> From: "Stefan Behnel"
>> Octavian Rasnita, 19.01.2011 07:10:
>>> aren't the Pyton bytecode-compiled files considered secure enough?
>>> Can they be easily decompiled?
>>
>> Yes.

FYI, just take a look at the 'dis' module. There are also decompilers 
available. IIRC, one is called "decompyle".


> Would it be hard to introduce the possibility of adding encryption of the
> bytecode similar to what the Zend encoder does for PHP or Filter::Crypto
> for Perl?

You can use an import hook to do anything you like. That includes 
decrypting a file and extracting a normal .pyc from it that can then be 
imported. However, that won't prevent users from inspecting the code at 
runtime if they get a handle at it (which they likely will if they try).

Stefan