[Python-Dev] Capabilities in Python (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Sun, 09 Mar 2003 07:06:31 -0500

Really, Zope proxies are on about the same level as bound methods.

Another difference is that proxies were designed for securing off all access. Bound methods have introspection facilities which allow you to go around them. Restricted execution tries to fence off those introspection facilities, but there may be a hole in the fence.

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