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1 def require(url):
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2 """
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3 import a module from the web
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4 url should be like scheme://host.name/path/to/module.py
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5 """
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6 import imp
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7 import os
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8 import tempfile
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9 import urllib2
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10 contents = urllib2.urlopen(url).read()
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11 filename = url.rsplit('/', 1)[-1]
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12 module = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[-1]
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13 dest = tempfile.mktemp(suffix='.py', prefix=module)
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14 f = file(dest, 'w')
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15 f.write(contents)
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16 f.close()
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17 return imp.load_source(module, dest)
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18
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19 # TODO: make an equivalent method for a tarball
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