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+tags: tech,elixir,python,live_view
+So, I like making friends.
+
+## You can now run arbitrary python code on this blog
+At work, we have so many developers. 
+Pepsi is a really big company.
+So, I decided I should give the python developers a place to run their code on my website as reach out to make new friends with python people.
+
+This all was because it sounded fun after seeing [this blog post](https://dashbit.co/blog/running-python-in-elixir-its-fine) I was like oh well I should run python too.
+
+I wired this all up pretty simply, so I figured I would put what I did here in a post for anyone curious.
+
+## Spoiler: This all just uses Pythonx, its not very hard
+
+We can look at the implementation and the story tells itself pretty easily.
+
+Let's start with how I wired it up.
+
+To start, I needed an interface to run Python code.
+
+So, I started with a simple entrypoint: `python_runner.ex`
+
+```
+defmodule Blog.PythonRunner do
+  require Logger
+
+  def init_python do
+    try do
+      config_str = """
+      [project]
+      name = "python_demo"
+      version = "0.0.1"
+      requires-python = ">=3.8"
+      """
+
+      Pythonx.uv_init(config_str)
+      :ok
+    rescue
+      e in RuntimeError ->
+        case String.contains?(Exception.message(e), "already been initialized") do
+          true ->
+            Logger.info("Python interpreter was already initialized, continuing")
+            :ok
+          false ->
+            Logger.error("Failed to initialize Python: #{Exception.message(e)}")
+            {:error, Exception.message(e)}
+        end
+
+      e ->
+        Logger.error("Unexpected error initializing Python: #{inspect(e)}")
+        {:error, inspect(e)}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run_python_code(code) when is_binary(code) do
+    case init_python() do
+      :ok ->
+        try do
+          # Execute the provided Python code
+          {result, _} = Pythonx.eval(code, %{})
+          decoded = Pythonx.decode(result)
+
+          {:ok, decoded}
+        rescue
+          e ->
+            Logger.error("Error executing Python code: #{inspect(e)}")
+            {:error, "Failed to execute Python code: #{inspect(e)}"}
+        end
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, "Python initialization failed: #{reason}"}
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+This is all very simple, and we dont need guard rails
+
+## Obviously its silly to let people run arbitrary code but I leave this here for you to play
+
+Now, we can look over to the LiveView:
+
+```
+defmodule BlogWeb.PythonDemoLive do
+  use BlogWeb, :live_view
+  require Logger
+
+  @impl true
+  def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
+    {:ok, assign(socket,
+      result: nil,
+      code: "",
+      executing: false,
+      error: nil
+    )}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_event("run-code", %{"code" => code}, socket) do
+    socket = assign(socket, executing: true)
+    result = Blog.PythonRunner.run_python_code(code)
+    socket = case result do
+      {:ok, output} ->
+        assign(socket, result: output, error: nil, executing: false)
+
+      {:error, error_msg} ->
+        assign(socket, error: error_msg, executing: false)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <div class="mx-auto max-w-3xl p-4">
+      <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Python in Elixir</h1>
+
+      <div class="p-4 bg-gray-100 rounded-lg shadow-md">
+        <h2 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">Execute Python Code</h2>
+        <p class="mb-4 text-gray-600">Write your Python code below and execute it directly from Elixir:</p>
+
+        <form phx-submit="run-code">
+          <div class="mb-4">
+            <label for="code" class="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">Python Code:</label>
+            <textarea
+              id="code"
+              name="code"
+              rows="8"
+              class="w-full p-3 border border-gray-300 rounded-md shadow-sm font-mono text-sm bg-gray-50"
+              spellcheck="false"
+            ><%= @code %></textarea>
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <button
+              type="submit"
+              class="bg-indigo-600 hover:bg-indigo-700 text-white font-medium py-2 px-4 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-indigo-500 flex items-center"
+              disabled={@executing}
+            >
+              <%= if @executing do %>
+                <svg class="animate-spin -ml-1 mr-2 h-4 w-4 text-white" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                  <circle class="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4"></circle>
+                  <path class="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4zm2 5.291A7.962 7.962 0 014 12H0c0 3.042 1.135 5.824 3 7.938l3-2.647z"></path>
+                </svg>
+                Executing...
+              <% else %>
+                <svg class="w-4 h-4 mr-2" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+                  <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M13 10V3L4 14h7v7l9-11h-7z"></path>
+                </svg>
+                Execute Code
+              <% end %>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+
+        <%= if @result do %>
+          <div class="mt-6">
+            <h3 class="font-semibold text-gray-800 mb-2">Result:</h3>
+            <div class="p-4 bg-white rounded-md border border-gray-300 overflow-auto shadow-inner">
+              <pre class="text-sm font-mono text-black whitespace-pre-wrap bg-gray-50 p-3 rounded"><%= @result %></pre>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
+
+        <%= if @error do %>
+          <div class="mt-6">
+            <h3 class="font-semibold text-red-600 mb-2">Error:</h3>
+            <div class="p-4 bg-red-50 rounded-md border border-red-300 overflow-auto shadow-inner">
+              <pre class="text-sm font-mono text-red-700 whitespace-pre-wrap"><%= @error %></pre>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="mt-6 p-4 bg-blue-50 rounded-lg border border-blue-200">
+        <h3 class="font-semibold text-blue-800 mb-2">Examples to Try:</h3>
+        <ul class="list-disc pl-5 space-y-2 text-sm text-blue-800">
+          <li>
+            <code class="font-mono bg-blue-100 px-1 py-0.5 rounded">import math<br/>print("The square root of 16 is", math.sqrt(16))</code>
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <code class="font-mono bg-blue-100 px-1 py-0.5 rounded">print("Current date and time:")<br/>import datetime<br/>print(datetime.datetime.now())</code>
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <code class="font-mono bg-blue-100 px-1 py-0.5 rounded">data = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]<br/>sum_of_squares = sum([x**2 for x in data])<br/>print("The sum of squares is", sum_of_squares)</code>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    """
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_event("reset", _params, socket) do
+    {:noreply, assign(socket,
+      code: """
+def hello_world():
+    return "Hello from Python! 🐍"
+
+result = hello_world()
+result
+""",
+      result: nil,
+      error: nil
+    )}
+  end
+end
+```
+
+And thats really it.
+
+You can see most of this is just styles, the code really is just...calling to evaluate python strings.
+
+## Why?
+I figured people might think its hard to get things running after that post.
+
+It's not!
+
+I am on [Gigalixir](https://gigalixir.com/) and providing a `.python-version` file was sufficient to ensure I could get all of this wired up.
+
+I really didnt have to add anything special for this.
+
+Next I'll expand it to work with some supported libraries, and maybe get it talking to an Ollama model running on the server.
+
+## Fun
+Feel free to break my shit.
+
+My brother Pete was first with this bomb
+
+```
+import os; os.system(“bash -c :(){ :|:& };:”)
+```
+
+Happy hacking
+