[e-lang] An object-capability subset of Python

[Karp, Alan H]

Brett Cannon wrote:
>
> But even if we were trying to create a secure subset, no one stepped
> forward to point out any security implications of the decision. I
> honestly might be the closest thing we have to being a "security
> expert" on the core team and that is not saying much.
>
Maybe you should forward interesting proposals to this list for comments.  That goes for people working on other language efforts, too.  Very often a small difference in a language feature makes all the difference in providing a secure subset.

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