Why doesn't the module "sys" work in Programiz online compiler

Question:

I’m not sure if its outdated or not but, when I try to run import sys on Programiz’s online compiler, it displays

A module you have imported isn’t available at the moment. It will be available soon.

Is there a reason for this?

Asked By: python

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Answers:

One of the reasons might be the following –

Python is a powerful language, and to enable it on an online editor, the providers have to work to create a safe environment. Sometimes this safe environment is known as sandbox environment.

Why is that required?

To restrict access to the backend systems, private configurations, hiding information about the infrastructures/technologies used.

To create this environment, providers restrict some functionalities of these languages (not necessarily python) which can be used by the end users to breach the systems.

There can be other reasons as well.

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