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comparison python/require.py @ 156:a9c3a32d8385
add a function for loading modules from the web
| author | Jeff Hammel <jhammel@mozilla.com> |
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| date | Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:43:34 -0700 |
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| children | f145d7b1fbf7 |
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| 155:f7cfd58eafe6 | 156:a9c3a32d8385 |
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| 1 def require(url): | |
| 2 """ | |
| 3 import a module from the web | |
| 4 url should be like scheme://host.name/path/to/module.py | |
| 5 """ | |
| 6 import os | |
| 7 import tempfile | |
| 8 import urllib2 | |
| 9 contents = urllib2.urlopen(url).read() | |
| 10 filename = url.rsplit('/', 1)[-1] | |
| 11 module = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[-1] | |
| 12 dest = os.path.join(tempfile, filename) | |
| 13 f = file(dest, 'w') | |
| 14 f.write(contents) | |
| 15 f.close() | |
| 16 return imp.load_source(module, dest) | |
| 17 | |
| 18 # TODO: make an equivalent method for a tarball |