Execute a String of Code in Python

Given few lines of code inside a string variable and execute the code inside the string. 
Examples: 
 

Input:
code = """ a = 6+5
           print(a)"""
Output:
11
Explanation:
Mind it that "code" is a variable and
not python code. It contains another code, 
which we need to execute.

Input:
code = """ def factorial(num):
               for i in range(1,num+1):
                   fact = fact*i
               return fact
           print(factorial(5))"""
Output:
120
Explanation:
On executing the program containing the 
variable in Python we must get the result 
after executing the content of the variable.

Here we use the exec() function to solve the code contained inside a variable. exec() function is used for the dynamic execution of Python code. It can take a block of code containing Python statements like loops, class, function/method definitions and even try/except block. This function doesn’t return anything. The code below solves the problem and explains the exec() function. 
 

Output: 
 

120

Use eval()
 

Another approach to execute a string of code in Python is to use the eval() function. This function is similar to exec(), but it evaluates a string of code and returns the result.

Here is an example of using eval() to execute a string of code:

 Output:

11

Time Complexity: O(1)

Auxiliary space: O(1)

Like exec(), eval() can be used to evaluate any valid Python expression, not just simple arithmetic operations. For example:

Output:

helloworld
b

Note that eval() can be a security risk if you are evaluating code from an untrusted source, as it allows the execution of any Python expression. In such cases, it is recommended to use exec() instead, or to parse the code and evaluate it piece by piece in a controlled manner.

METHOD 3:Using a custom Namespace.

APPROACH:

This code executes the string “a = 6+5” using exec() and stores the resulting variable a in a SimpleNamespace object called my_namespace. It then prints the value of my_namespace.a, which is 11.

ALGORITHM:
1.Define the code string “a = 6+5”.
2.Create a SimpleNamespace object called my_namespace.
3.Execute the code string using exec() and store the resulting variable in my_namespace.
4.Print the value of my_namespace.a’.

11

Time complexity: The time complexity of this code is O(1) as it involves a simple assignment and print statement. The time complexity of exec() function will depend on the complexity of the code string being executed.

Space complexity: The space complexity of this code is O(1) as it only uses a few variables (code_string, my_namespace, and the a variable created by executing the code string). The space complexity of exec() function will depend on the size and complexity of the code string being executed.

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