Darren Dale wrote: > John, Eric, have you had a look at the way IPython1 handles config files? > Here's a taste:
> In ipython's scheme, the config files > are loaded using execfile, I wonder if that might appear unsafe to anyone? This is, of course, terribly unsafe, but does anyone have a use case where that matters? I don't. I use python files for config all the time, and I love it! They are very readable, and I don't have to write a parser or document the syntax myself. I usually use import, rather than execfile, though I couldn't tell you why. I have thought about the safety issue. One idea I've had (though I never bothered with it) was to strip the input files of "import" lines first. You could do a whole lot less if you couldn't import any arbitrary modules. > I think it would be better to break a > bunch of stuff all at once for a 1.0 release, than to break things > incrementally with successive releases +1 -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
