Pyhton is notoriously not secure by default. However, it is still possible to generate a level of security through name mangling and other means. This article explains how to use name mangling, the singleton pattern, and class methods to create more secure access to configuration in Python3.

Singleton and Class Methods

Setting up a singleton in Python is simple:

class ChatConfig():

    __config = None

    class __Config:

        def __init__(self, config):
            self.config = config

    @classmethod
    def set_config(cls, config):
        if cls.__config is None:
            cls.__config = config


    @classmethod
    def get_config(cls):
        return cls.__config

The internal class and variable are mangled so as to make the variable itself private. This allows a single configuration to exist across the different packages while keeping the internal variable private and allowing for the variable to be set only once.

Conclusion

Python is not entirely insecure. It only takes code. This article offers an example of a way to set a variable once and share the setup among multiple packages.