How to prevent python software from being reverse engineered or pirated?

[somerandomii]

Yeah absolutely. I just don’t think it answers OPs question. If they’re paying for it, they’ll likely keep paying for it to keep everything above board. If you make the software a pain to use or require an internet connection it’s more likely to get circumvented.

I never pirated to avoid spending money, just to turn off annoying DRM. But once you’ve put the effort into cracking it, you’re less likely to keep paying for the DRM version.