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Is it possible to minify and obfuscate python code?

• pyre 13y ago
  Python 'compiles' to .pyc files, but I'm not show how much that compresses them, or if it's possible to reconstruct the source from it.
  • mh- 13y ago
    .pyc files are very reversible. there are open source projects that decompile them to runnable code, the original symbol names are even intact - this means you don't lose the original naming of variables, functions, arguments, etc.
    • comex 13y ago
      Doesn't stop you from obfuscating Python separately just like any other language, though.
  • sargun 13y ago
    They're fairly reversable out of the box. There are some modifications to cx-freeze which allow you to bundle your code in a way that makes it more difficult to reverse. What are you shipping that you need source code security with?