From: un4e at rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Bjoern Giesler)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:53:54 GMT
Subject: running application config files written in Python
In-Reply-To: <m31zh5z0aq.fsf@solo.david-steuber.com> from "David Steuber" at Apr 28, 1999 03:11:57 AM
References: <m31zh5z0aq.fsf@solo.david-steuber.com>
Message-ID: <E10cR2S-0000AP-00@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
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Hi,

According to David Steuber:
> wanted to point out that you will be executing actual code not unlike
> the VBA macros in Microsoft Word with this technique.  The Melissa
> virus was written in VBA in a Word document.  If there is a way to
> sandbox such code, I would love to hear how 

Look at the documentation of the "rexec" module in the Library Reference;
should do exactly what you want.

Regards,
		--Bjoern
PS David: a) Faking headers is Not A Good Thing. b) 12 lines of signature
(even more in your previous mails) are Not A Good Thing Either. 
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