On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 06:19:55PM -0600, Hugo González Monteverde wrote: > I used to do perl on linux until I found Python, I find it very easy to > run quick scripts and system stuff without having to learn BASH, sed, > awk, etc separately, taht way I can do regexp, listings, recursion on > directories, batch jobs, etc. My question is exactly how to let someone do that securely on a remote machine. I've looked at ipython now, and I think it is ideal for the purpose - I just have to tell the user to ssh in and run 'ipython' to get a familiar and flexible environment.
> I'm thinking that perhaps allowing him to run idle and exporting X > display to the Mac could be an option? The system is a server - doesn't even need X libraries, which are a significant source of security concerns. Thanks, Neal McBurnett http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/ Signed and/or sealed mail encouraged. GPG/PGP Keyid: 2C9EBA60 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor