From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2007-03-28T01:16:06+09:00
Subject: Re: How to Convert String to Array

On 3/23/07, Huw Collingbourne <huw@delthisbitdarkneon.com> wrote:
> Or then again:
>
> x = eval("[5,3,46,6,5]" )
>
> x is now an array!

Easy, but not safe if you are accepting arbitrary input from a user.

x = eval("`rm -rf .`")

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