topic Re: i have problem with python hiding code in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/i-have-problem-with-python-hiding-code/m-p/752543#M9918 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can never completely hide your code. &nbsp;A search will indicate that it is almost impossible to prevent reverse engineering any code in any language.</P><P>License it... then you have legal recourse ... or move forward and open source it if you have no intention of marketing it.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 04 Dec 2016 04:18:31 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2016-12-04T04:18:31Z i have problem with python hiding code https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/i-have-problem-with-python-hiding-code/m-p/752542#M9917 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>i worked on pyd and etc but still can not hide my code from other users of my python script&nbsp;</P><P>how can i fix this?</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 03 Dec 2016 12:05:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/i-have-problem-with-python-hiding-code/m-p/752542#M9917 MohammadBabaei1 2016-12-03T12:05:07Z Re: i have problem with python hiding code https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/i-have-problem-with-python-hiding-code/m-p/752543#M9918 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can never completely hide your code. &nbsp;A search will indicate that it is almost impossible to prevent reverse engineering any code in any language.</P><P>License it... then you have legal recourse ... or move forward and open source it if you have no intention of marketing it.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 04 Dec 2016 04:18:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/i-have-problem-with-python-hiding-code/m-p/752543#M9918 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-12-04T04:18:31Z Re: i have problem with python hiding code https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/i-have-problem-with-python-hiding-code/m-p/752544#M9919 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can't. At best you can obfuscate it to keep&nbsp;"normal" users from copying and modifying, but ultimately this is only a nuisance.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:52:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/i-have-problem-with-python-hiding-code/m-p/752544#M9919 LR 2016-12-05T13:52:43Z