On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 6:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> hi, > > i would like to bring up this topic again since a python based open source > alternative to flash which could be used to create browser games would > be super awesome. :) > > if i understand this correctly then the main problem of something like that > is security. > > In my experience, the general consensus with sandboxing python is - don't try it. There are simply too many holes to plug, and finding them in the first place is often a matter of trial and error. Having said that, there was a blog post recently (sorry, don't remember where) that talked about compiling Python into Tamarin VM code. There was some mention of either using PyPy as a starting point, or perhaps as a reference model. So what you're proposing may already be in the works. :)
