expressify.py

import ast
import math

SAFE_FX = {
    'exp': math.exp,
}

SAFE_NODES = set(
    (ast.Expression,
    ast.Num,
    ast.Call,
    ast.Name,
    ast.Load,
    ast.BinOp,
    ast.Add,
    ast.Sub,
    ast.Mult,
    ast.Div,)
)

class CleansingNodeVisitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
    def generic_visit(self, node):
        if type(node) not in SAFE_NODES:
            raise Exception("%s not in SAFE_NODES" % type(node))
        super(CleansingNodeVisitor, self).generic_visit(node)

    def visit_Call(self, call):
        if call.func.id not in SAFE_FX:
            raise Exception("Unknown function: %s" % call.func.id)

def safe_eval(s):
    tree = ast.parse(s, mode='eval')
    cnv = CleansingNodeVisitor()
    cnv.visit(tree)
    compiled = compile(tree, s, "eval")
    return(eval(compiled, SAFE_FX))