Import without a .py file

[Roger Upole]

The eff-bot posted an incredibly compact and clever way to do exactly
this just a couple of days ago.  The subject was
"How to execute lists of code?".
               Roger Upole

"Michael Ross" <mross at rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:391B58DF.4605438B at rochester.rr.com...
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> I would like to accomplish the equivalent of an import, but store module
> code in a database (rather than in .py files).
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> Is there any way to create a module using code that did not originate in
> a file?  For example, I can get the text for the code into a string
> object, and then I'd like to say
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> s = ...string containing code with classes and functions...
> import module using s
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> obviously I can't do that, but something equivalent would be nice.
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> Thanks!
> Mike Ross
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