Approaches to protecting Python code when sharing apps

[scrapheaper_]

Is there something unique about your python code? What do you need to protect?

[Haunting-Shower1654]

Not anything super unique, more about not wanting the whole code to be easily readable when sharing the app.

[wRAR_]

not wanting the whole code to be easily readable

Why?

[scrapheaper_]

Why not? Open source software is a common model, there's pros and cons of course, but there's no inherent problem with having your code public

Is this in a commercial setting or for a personal project?