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Example combining patches of #14385 and #14386 to run code with read-only __builtins__:
----------- test.py -------------
ns={'__builtins__': __builtins__.__dict__}
exec(compile("__builtins__['superglobal']=1; print(superglobal)", "test", "exec"), ns)
ns={'__builtins__': dictproxy(__builtins__.__dict__)}
exec(compile("__builtins__['superglobal']=2; print(superglobal)", "test", "exec"), ns)
----------- end of test.py -----
Output:
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$ ./python test.py
1
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "x.py", line 4, in <module>
 exec(compile("__builtins__['superglobal']=1; print(superglobal)", "test", "exec"), ns)
 File "test", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'dictproxy' object does not support item assignment
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Note: this protection is not enough to secure Python, but it is an important part of a Python sandbox.