In article <4c8423d3$0$28657$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com>, Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> fp = open("python.txt") > text = fp.read() > fp.close() > exec(text) > But keep in mind that the contents of python.txt will be executed as if > you had typed it yourself. If you don't trust the source with your life > (or at least with the contents of your computer), don't execute it. Well, this is true, but eval() or exec() isn't really exposing him to anything that import isn't. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list