Knockout

Knockout aims to extend the basic importing mechanisms in Python by allowing more exotic stuff to be added to sys.path.

Importers

Currently, the available importers are:

• urlimport.py: Import modules from anywhere on the web by adding URLs to sys.path.

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'>