Strategies for Distributing Python Programs Securely

[pieper (Steve Pieper (Isomics, Inc.))]

I tried the chatbot on this question and I think the answer is a good summary (do others agree?).

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Here’s what the chatbot said in response to this question: claude_3_opus_botForum Helper 1m Search Based on my search of the Slicer forum, it looks like converting .py files to .pyc files is still a reasonable approach for distributing Slicer extensions while hiding the original Python source code: How to hide the code of the script module? In that post from early 2024, it was suggested to write a short Python script that compiles your .py files to .pyc and then replaces the .py files wi…