[Python-ideas] Remote package/module imports through HTTP/S

[Chris Angelico]

On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:04 AM, John Torakis <john.torakis at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dark times...
>
> So is it a "case closed", or is there any improvement that will make it
> worth it to be an stdlib module?
>
> I mean, times have changed from 1995, and I am not referring to HTTPS
> invention. This is the reason that makes httpimport just tolerable
> security-wise.
>
> I'm talking about the need to rapidly test public code. I insist that
> testing code available on Github (or other repos), without the
> venv/clone/install hassle is a major improvement in my (and most sec
> researchers' I know) Python workflow. It makes REPL prototyping million
> times smoother.
> We all have created small scripts that auto load modules from URLs anyway.
> That's why I thought that this modules falls under the second category of
> 20.2.1 in https://docs.python.org/devguide/stdlibchanges.html (I did my
> homework before getting to mail in this list).
>
> So, if there is something that would make this module acceptable for stdlib,
> please let me know! I'd more than happily reform it and make it comply with
> Python stdlib requirements.

Why can't people just "pip install httpimport" to make use of it? Why
does it need to be in the stdlib?

ChrisA