# drathier/stack-overflow-import

Import arbitrary code from Stack Overflow as Python modules.

Repository: https://github.com/drathier/stack-overflow-import
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stack-overflow-import
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: stackoverflow, import
Last push: 2022-01-09T00:38:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3597, "days_push": 1698, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3731, forks 130 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.740914+00:00)

## What it is
A Python import hook that fetches code from Stack Overflow search results and imports it as modules, e.g. `from stackoverflow import quick_sort`. It picks the highest-voted answer's largest syntactically valid code block and exposes it as a module.

## Use cases
- import quicksort implementation from stack overflow
- copy-paste from stack overflow automatically in python
- fetch code snippets as python modules
- prototype using code from stack overflow answers
- joke import tool for python

## When to choose
- you want a fun novelty demo of import hooks
- you're prototyping throwaway code and don't mind unvetted snippets

## When to avoid
- production code
- security-sensitive projects since imported code is unvetted
- projects requiring clear licensing of dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, developer-tools, parser
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: stackoverflow, novelty, import-hook, code-reuse, automation

## Member repositories
- drathier/stack-overflow-import (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.740914+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:13.186151+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/drathier/stack-overflow-import (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.740914+00:00, sha 07b79e8fc69f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.