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def load_module(url):
    import urllib.request
    from os.path import splitext, basename
    from types import ModuleType
    u = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
    sourcename = url.split('/')[-1]
    modulename = splitext(basename(sourcename))[0]

    sourcecode = u.read().decode('utf-8')
    code = compile(sourcecode, url, 'exec')

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# pulled from  http://xecdesign.com/qemu-emulating-raspberry-pi-the-easy-way/
# expanded via http://superuser.com/questions/690060/how-to-enable-network-with-a-raspberry-pi-emulated-on-qemu
# tested with  2015-02-16-raspbian-wheezy.zip on OSX Mavericks

# OSX terminal
brew install qemu
# kernel-qemu is a linux kernel compiled with ARM1176 support.
# learn more here: http://xecdesign.com/compiling-a-kernel/
curl -OL http://xecdesign.com/downloads/linux-qemu/kernel-qemu
curl -o raspbian_latest.zip -L http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian_latest