CODESHIFT
Proudly
Presents

Foreword

If you're thinking something along the lines...

"Loading program code from the Internet? This must be the best idea ever" --skulgnome on reddit

... you are right. This code is not safe, and NOT FOR PRODUCTION. But, if nothing else, it shows the power of Python's import hooks.

Basic usage

>>> from knockout import urlimport
>>> urlimport.register()
Url importing enabled. Add urls to sys.path.
A valid url looks like this: http://example.com/path/to/repository/#packagename
This stuff is experimental, use at your own risk. Enjoy.

>>> import sys
>>> sys.path.insert(0, 'http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/download/3.x/BeautifulSoup-3.0.8/#BeautifulSoup')
>>> import BeautifulSoup
...

>>> BeautifulSoup
<module 'BeautifulSoup' from 'http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/download/3.x/BeautifulSoup-3.0.8/BeautifulSoup.py'>

Logging

>>> # set logging level to INFO
>>> from knockout import urlimport
>>> import logging
>>> urlimport.log.setLevel(logging.INFO)

How it works

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