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[Python-Dev] capability-mediated modules

Aahz aahz@pythoncraft.com
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:26:23 -0500 
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003, Zooko wrote:
>
> For example, suppose you want to control the ability to listen on
> sockets for network traffic.  If there is a reference (e.g., to an
> object) that represents the privilege of listening on sockets, then
> you can give such a reference to one object, allowing that object it
> to listen on sockets, while withholding it from another object, thus
> preventing that one from listening on sockets.

Doesn't that only work if the second object never gains a reference to
the first object?
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