> > Any time you find yourself thinking that you want to use eval to solve a > problem, take a long, cold shower until the urge goes away. > > If you have to ask why eval is dangerous, then you don't know enough > about programming to use it safely. Scrub it out of your life until you > have learned about code injection attacks, data sanitation, trusted and > untrusted input. Then you can come back to eval and use it safely and > appropriately.
I would +1 QOTW - but fear might have to cheat and say +1 to 2 paragraphs of the week :) Jon. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list