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I personally have no issues with sharing my code, I've done so on numerous occasions both with my toolsets and through the esri forums. Problem becomes is the funding agency supporting my work requires all products to be protected in some manner, either through and encryption or password protection. Although neither of these are foolproof, it makes it much more tedious for the average person to go in and alter the code. I wonder if encrypting the folder containing the scripts would work or if it would still need the encryption key to run the python code. Brandon
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Hmmm...seems like you should be able to lock it down if it's intellectual property. I was googling everything I could think of to find a solution and came across this site (http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//0001000001wt000000). What is in quotes below can be found near the bottom of the linked page. Does this make any sense??? Brandon "Python script tool misstatements The following are some misstatements about Python script tools: * Misstatement�??Python is slow. o Actually, Python performs quite well compared to compiled languages (you can search the Web for benchmarks of Python compared to other languages). Some of these misstatements come from how ArcGIS implemented Python. In ArcGIS 9.2, Python code executed out-of-process and Python was slow when invoked from ArcGIS. However, since ArcGIS 9.3, Python runs in-process. * Misstatement�??You cannot protect your intellectual property with Python scripts. o In ArcGIS 10, you can embed your Python script in the toolbox and password-encrypt your code (your intellectual property is safe). + Caveat�??Only the script tool code is protected. If you have additional Python libraries, they will not be encrypted. "
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Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone has had any luck password protecting a python script in a toolbox they've made. I can right click on a model and select the Set Password, but this option is grayed out for my script. Any suggestions? By the way, I'm using Arc 10 with SP1. Brandon
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