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Asked: 2026-05-17T21:34:10+00:00

I am beginning python and working on a project, and one thing I would

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I am beginning python and working on a project, and one thing I would like to be able to do is download and run a script dynamically at runtime.

The general idea is to be able to connect to a server, download a python script on demand, and run that script that was just downloaded without having to restart the program or hard code that specific script in to the program.

The program I’m working with uses Python for scripting and execution, and C++ for the other code such as rendering and math.

I would like to be able to use python to run scripts that have been downloaded from a server (for things such as user generated content).

I was wondering if that was possible, or if I should use another scripting language (possibly LUA) for that situation?

Thanks,
Th3flyboy

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can definitely do this. Use urllib to download or generate the script, then import it. It’ll work like a charm every time, as long as you download the script to your PYTHONPATH.

    For example:

    from urllib import urlretrieve
urlretrieve('http://www.mysite.com/myscript.py', '/home/me/script.py')
import script

    You can also generate the script yourself from a template, pulling data from online (perhaps in xml or from a database) and using Python’s text processing capabilities to make the necessary adjustments.

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