[Python-Dev] PEP 318: Security use case (original) (raw)
Skip Montanaro skip at pobox.com
Thu Apr 8 17:34:55 EDT 2004
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Ping> Here is an additional simple use case you could consider.
Ping> def private(cls):
Ping> def instantiate(*args, **kw):
Ping> return cls(*args, **kw)
Ping> return instantiate
Ping> class DontTouch [private]:
Ping> ...
Ping> Inner scopes are one of the best places to hide things in Python;
Ping> they are very difficult to get at.Are you using "private" to mean "can't be subclassed"? I'm not sure that's the correct term to use here. I guess I'm interpreting "private" in the C++ sense of the word.
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