[Tutor] include remote module

[Patrick Sabin]

Maybe something like this helps you to solve your problem:

# get code via http, etc.
code = """
def blah():
     print 'blah'

print 'hello'
blah()
"""

compiled_code = compile(code, 'filename', 'exec')
exec(compiled_code)

This way you could execute some code from a web client, but the client 
would be able to execute any code, he could even delete your hard drive.

- Patrick

Patrick schrieb:
> Hi Wayne
> 
> Thanks for your help. I was thinking of the latter but now that I think
> of it, once you import a module it won't help to modify that module on
> the fly later anyways, right?  I would need to re-import it. Sounds like
> reading it via http would be simpler.
> 
> Thanks again-Patrick
> 
> Wayne wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:55 AM, Patrick <optomatic at rogers.com
>> <mailto:optomatic at rogers.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Strange question.....
>>
>>     Is it possible to include a module that is on another computer?
>>
>>     I have been day-dreaming about a project that would allow web code to
>>     drive a desktop App.
>>
>>
>> I know of one way, using sshfs, which allows you to mount an ssh
>> location as a directory on your computer. Then it would effectively be
>> a local filesystem. I don't know if there's something like that on
>> Windows.
>>
>> Of course, what do you mean when you say "web code to drive a desktop
>> app"? Do you mean you want to host some code that others can connect
>> to that will change? Or do you mean you want people to connect to your
>> server and it will run an app on your desktop?
>>
>> For the former it's not really necessary to include the mod on another
>> computer. Just use the http libraries and download the file when the
>> script runs. Then import it.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Wayne
> 
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