The best replacement for eval is bind.

The best alternatives to eval are rated as following:
★★★★★  bind
★★★  exec
★★  databinder.eval
★★  json.parse
★★  do perl
★  container.dataitem
★  exec bash
★  instance_eval
★  sysevalf
★  bind c#
★  databinder
  parse
  function constructor
  bind asp.net
  psychiatric eval
  rako hardeen
  exec python
  bind asp net
  new function

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Speaking about eval, one probably shouldn't forget about json.

Other search terms related to eval and their ratings are:
★★★★★ json
★★★ string format
★ eval
★ ternary operator
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