Re: I Wanna Smack Python Upside the Head
@18, you and I shall have to agree to disagree, then. I'd rather help someone develop a game in Python, help them build it, and distribute it, and make the installation and setup of the game as painless as possible, rather than having users jump through hoops and risk the security of their computers by opening holes in the safety net that is their AV programs. Remember that since you have to add the entire folder to the AV exceptions list, a virus can happily find that folder and nest in there and you'd never know until it was too late. On windows, such a risk is exponentially higher than it is on any other platform. Saying that "oh, use common sense" only works so far, since viruses have this nasty habit of ending up on computers no matter what you try. You can avoid them, though there are some very crafty and creative shapes viruses can take. And yes, the chance of the virus happening to come across that folder is low, but not null and void altogether. Its better to attempt to eliminate a risk like that as best you can rather than creating more for yourself just to play a game.
Edit: another disadvantage to BGT is the lack of HTTPS support. As HTTP/2 and TLS 1.3 become more common, more and more sites will most likely switch to it, and I guarantee you that most web servers will come with HTTP/2 enabled by default. Since HTTP/2 does not allow insecure connections, BGT will not be able to access anything internet-related, and people will need to deliberately make whatever their accessing via HTTP insecure just so that BGT can access it.
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