Importing function from Python script hosted on Github

Question

Is there a simply way to download/save a Python script hosted on Github and then import a function within that script? I could manually save it and then import the function I need (of course), but I'd like to find a more self-contained solution. Ideally, I'd like to be able to send it to someone and have them run my script without having to manually download anything.

Any help?

Answer 1

You could use setuptools and write custom setup script for your package. Wrap your script into python package.

So users will be able install it via pip with just a single line:

pip install git+https://github.com/yournickname/reponame.git