cpunerd4 ha scritto: > thanks all for the advice. The reason I was thinking about using java > (or C or something) was that it is a little more secure than > distributing the source code isn't it?
As in "protecting your code from prying eyes"? Then java is exactly like python: I can distribute a fully functional python program using only .pyc or .pyo files (unreadable) just as I can distribute only .class files (or jars) in java. And reverse engineering ("de-compiling") both is damn easy. The produced code won't be beautiful, sure, but don't rely on it if you want to keep your code secret (for whatever reason). > And also, from what I know, the > Java virtual machine is more popular (and installed on more computers). And it is also HUGE, so anyone NOT having it will think twice before downloading it only for your app. Python on the other hand is installed by default on all linux and OSX machines, and on windows you can use py2exe and produce packages of 2-3MBs (correct me if I'm wrong) with everything bundled. -- Renato -------------------------------- Usi Fedora? Fai un salto da noi: http://www.fedoraitalia.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list