Remove Use of exec function in electricpy.sim Module

[engineerjoe440]

Request:

Remove use of the exec function in the electricpy.sim module:

• ElectricPy/electricpy/sim.py

  Line 1041 in 2da3a35

  exec(tempPstr)

• ElectricPy/electricpy/sim.py

  Line 1044 in 2da3a35

  exec(tempQstr)

        tempQstr += ")"
        if any(P_strgs[ii:i]):
            if verbose: print("Full P-Func Str:",tempPstr)
            exec(tempPstr)
        if any(Q_strgs[ii:i]):
            if verbose: print("Full Q-Func Str:",tempQstr)
            exec(tempQstr)
        ii = i # Increase Lower Index
    retset = (P_funcs,Q_funcs)

Reason:

Python's exec function is invariably a bit risky, and introduces the opportunity for malicious misuse of code. Though unlikely, it's always possible for some cleverly crafted strings be used to execute arbitrary code. I can't think of a particular way this could be exploited today, but just because I can't think of a way it might be done doesn't mean someone else won't, either.

References:

• https://blog.finxter.com/python-exec/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9672791/how-to-safely-use-exec-in-python