Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
On 13 Sep 2005 01:00:37 -0700, Frank Millman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
declaimed the following in comp.lang.python:
2. I am a great believer in 'field-by-field' validation when doing data
entry, instead of filling in the entire form, submitting it, and then
being
Magnus Lycka wrote:
[snip lots of interesting stuff]
There is the question of where state should be maintained. If on the
server, I would have to keep all the client/server connections open,
and maintain the state of all the sessions, which would put quite a
load on the server.
Frank Millman wrote:
I have seen Twisted mentioned many times in this ng, but I have no idea
what it actually does. Can someone tell me in simple terms what
advantage it might give me over a multi-threaded socket server program.
More control. Less resource usage. Twisted also provides a very
Magnus Lycka wrote:
Frank Millman wrote:
I have seen Twisted mentioned many times in this ng, but I have no idea
what it actually does. Can someone tell me in simple terms what
advantage it might give me over a multi-threaded socket server program.
More control. Less resource usage.
Frank Millman wrote:
Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:33:10 -0700, Frank Millman wrote:
My problem is that, if someone has access to the network and to a
Python interpreter, they can get hold of a copy of my program and use
it to knock up their own client program that makes a
Steve M wrote:
[...]
1. Based on your description, don't trust the client. Therefore,
security, whatever that amounts to, basically has to happen on the
server.
That's the right answer. Trying to enforce security within your
software running the client machine does not work. Forget the
Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
On 12 Sep 2005 08:33:10 -0700, Frank Millman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
declaimed the following in comp.lang.python:
My problem is that, if someone has access to the network and to a
Python interpreter, they can get hold of a copy of my program and use
it to knock up
Bugs wrote:
As a side question Frank, how was your experiences using wxPython for
your GUI?
Any regrets choosing wxPyton over another toolkit?
Was it very buggy?
How was it to work with in general?
Any other real-world wxPython feedback you have is appreciated.
Frank Millman wrote:
I am
Steve M wrote:
This is a heck of a can of worms. I've been thinking about these sorts
of things for awhile now. I can't write out a broad, well-structured
advice at the moment, but here are some things that come to mind.
[snip lots of interesting stuff]
Thanks for the reply, Steve. My
Thanks Frank, I appreciate the feedback.
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Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system.
Good!
The client program contains all the authentication and business logic.
Not good. You lose...if it's *only* in the client.
Of course, there is no such thing as a safe system, and you need
a pragmatic
bruno modulix wrote:
Frank Millman wrote:
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the database via
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the database via TCP/IP.
The client program contains all the
Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the database via TCP/IP.
The
Frank Millman wrote:
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the database via TCP/IP.
The client
Gerhard Häring wrote:
Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the
Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the database via TCP/IP.
The
Peter Hansen wrote:
Frank Millman wrote:
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the database via
bruno modulix wrote:
Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and connects to the
As a side question Frank, how was your experiences using wxPython for
your GUI?
Any regrets choosing wxPyton over another toolkit?
Was it very buggy?
How was it to work with in general?
Any other real-world wxPython feedback you have is appreciated.
Frank Millman wrote:
I am writing a
This is a heck of a can of worms. I've been thinking about these sorts
of things for awhile now. I can't write out a broad, well-structured
advice at the moment, but here are some things that come to mind.
1. Based on your description, don't trust the client. Therefore,
security, whatever that
On Sep 12, 2005, at 11:26 AM, Frank Millman wrote:
If I move all the authentication and business logic to a program which
runs on the server, it is up to the system administrator to ensure that
only authorised people have read/write/execute privileges on that
program. Clients will have no
Frank Millman a écrit :
bruno modulix wrote:
Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses wxPython as a gui,
and
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 06:34:45 -0700, Frank Millman wrote:
The client program contains all the authentication and business logic.
It has dawned on me that anyone can bypass this by modifying the
program. As it is written in Python, with source available, this would
be quite easy. My target
Hi,
Why not just releasing the *.pyc ?
Regards,
Philippe
Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
I am writing a multi-user accounting/business system. Data is stored in
a database (PostgreSQL on Linux, SQL Server on Windows). I have written
a Python program to run on the client, which uses
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:33:10 -0700, Frank Millman wrote:
My problem is that, if someone has access to the network and to a
Python interpreter, they can get hold of a copy of my program and use
it to knock up their own client program that makes a connection to the
database. They can then
Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:33:10 -0700, Frank Millman wrote:
My problem is that, if someone has access to the network and to a
Python interpreter, they can get hold of a copy of my program and use
it to knock up their own client program that makes a connection to the
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