diff --git a/www/doc/en/jsobjects.md b/www/doc/en/jsobjects.md
index a9c086943..a4bd85f89 100644
--- a/www/doc/en/jsobjects.md
+++ b/www/doc/en/jsobjects.md
@@ -368,17 +368,29 @@ s1.addEventListener('load', function(script){
 > translation to Javascript. The result can be executed by `eval()`
 > to trigger the script execution.
 
-*`__BRYTHON__`.runPythonSource(_src_[, _script_id_])*
+*`__BRYTHON__`.runPythonSource(_src_[, _attributes_])*
 
-> executes Python source code `src` as if it was a script with optional
-> identifier _script_id_. Returns the Javascript object that represents the
+> executes Python source code `src` as if it was a script with the specified
+> _attributes_. If _attributes_ is a string, it is the script `id`, otherwise
+> it must be a Javascript object.
+
+> [Execution options](options.html) such as debug level, path for imports, 
+> etc. can be passed as attributes, for instance
+
+<blockquote>
+```xml
+var src = "import some_module"
+__BRYTHON__.runPythonSource(src, {pythonpath: 'my_modules', debug: 2})
+```
+</blockquote>
+
+> Returns the Javascript object that represents the
 > module (also available as `__BRYTHON__.getPythonModule(script_id)`)
 
 <blockquote>
 ```xml
 <script type="text/py-disabled" id="s1">
 from browser import alert
-import re
 
 string = "script s2"
 integer = 8
@@ -395,7 +407,7 @@ alert('run py-disabled')
 document.getElementById('btn').addEventListener('click',
     function(ev){
         var script = document.getElementById('s1'),
-            modobj = __BRYTHON__.runPythonSource(script.innerText, 's1')
+            modobj = __BRYTHON__.runPythonSource(script.innerText, {id: 's1'})
         console.log(modobj)
     }
 )
diff --git a/www/doc/fr/jsobjects.md b/www/doc/fr/jsobjects.md
index 103bb55b1..d10627656 100644
--- a/www/doc/fr/jsobjects.md
+++ b/www/doc/fr/jsobjects.md
@@ -370,18 +370,31 @@ s1.addEventListener('load', function(script){
 > contient la traduction de ce code source en Javascript. Le résultat
 > peut être exécuté par `eval()` pour déclencher l'exécution du script.
 
-*`__BRYTHON__`.runPythonSource(_src_[, _script_id_])*
+*`__BRYTHON__`.runPythonSource(_src_[, _attributs_])*
 
 > exécute le code source Python `src` comme s'il s'agissait d'un script avec
-> comme identifiant optionnel _script_id_. Retourne l'objet Javascript qui
-> représente le module (également accessible par
-> `__BRYTHON__.getPythonModule(script_id)`)
+> les _attributs_ spécifiés. Si _attributs_ est une chaine de caractères, elle
+> correspond à l'attribut _id_. Sinon il doit s'agir d'un objet Javascript.
+
+> Les [options d'exécution](options.html) telles que niveau de débogage,
+> chemin pour les imports, etc. peuvent être passées comme attributs, par
+> exemple
+
+<blockquote>
+```xml
+var src = "import un_module"
+__BRYTHON__.runPythonSource(src, {pythonpath: 'mes_modules', debug: 2})
+```
+</blockquote>
+
+
+> Retourne l'objet Javascript qui représente le module (également accessible
+> par `__BRYTHON__.getPythonModule(script_id)`)
 
 <blockquote>
 ```xml
 <script type="text/py-disabled" id="s1">
 from browser import alert
-import re
 
 string = "script s2"
 integer = 8
diff --git a/www/gallery/inject_scripts.html b/www/gallery/inject_scripts.html
index 2ec4cd6ea..e41ce565f 100644
--- a/www/gallery/inject_scripts.html
+++ b/www/gallery/inject_scripts.html
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
     console.log('click')
     var res = __BRYTHON__.runPythonSource(document.getElementById('s1').textContent)
     console.log('js', res)
-
-    // brython({ids:['s1']})
   }
 )
 </script>
diff --git a/www/src/brython.js b/www/src/brython.js
index 0eba4b7f5..77dd42640 100644
--- a/www/src/brython.js
+++ b/www/src/brython.js
@@ -148,9 +148,16 @@ $B.getPythonModule=function(name){return $B.imported[name]}
 $B.python_to_js=function(src,script_id){
 return "(function() {\n"+from_py(src,script_id)+"\nreturn locals}())"}
 $B.pythonToJS=$B.python_to_js
-$B.runPythonSource=function(src,script_id){var js=from_py(src,script_id)+'\nreturn locals'
-var func=new Function('$B','_b_',js)
-$B.imported[script_id]=func($B,$B.builtins)
+function fakeScript(filename){this.options={}}
+fakeScript.prototype.getAttribute=function(key){return this.options[key]?? null}
+fakeScript.prototype.dispatchEvent=function(){}
+$B.runPythonSource=function(src,options){var script_id
+if(options){if(typeof options=='string'){script_id=options}else if(options.constructor===Object){if(options.hasOwnProperty('id')){script_id=options.id
+delete options.id}}else{console.debug('invalid options argument:',options)}}
+var script=new fakeScript(),url=$B.script_path=globalThis.location.href.split('#')[0]
+if(options){for(var[key,value]of Object.entries(options)){script.options[key]=value}}
+script_id=script_id ?? 'python_script_'+$B.UUID()
+$B.run_script(script,src,script_id,url,true)
 return $B.imported[script_id]}})(__BRYTHON__)
 ;
 __BRYTHON__.ast_classes={Add:'',And:'',AnnAssign:'target,annotation,value?,simple',Assert:'test,msg?',Assign:'targets*,value,type_comment?',AsyncFor:'target,iter,body*,orelse*,type_comment?',AsyncFunctionDef:'name,args,body*,decorator_list*,returns?,type_comment?,type_params*',AsyncWith:'items*,body*,type_comment?',Attribute:'value,attr,ctx',AugAssign:'target,op,value',Await:'value',BinOp:'left,op,right',BitAnd:'',BitOr:'',BitXor:'',BoolOp:'op,values*',Break:'',Call:'func,args*,keywords*',ClassDef:'name,bases*,keywords*,body*,decorator_list*,type_params*',Compare:'left,ops*,comparators*',Constant:'value,kind?',Continue:'',Del:'',Delete:'targets*',Dict:'keys*,values*',DictComp:'key,value,generators*',Div:'',Eq:'',ExceptHandler:'type?,name?,body*',Expr:'value',Expression:'body',FloorDiv:'',For:'target,iter,body*,orelse*,type_comment?',FormattedValue:'value,conversion,format_spec?',FunctionDef:'name,args,body*,decorator_list*,returns?,type_comment?,type_params*',FunctionType:'argtypes*,returns',GeneratorExp:'elt,generators*',Global:'names*',Gt:'',GtE:'',If:'test,body*,orelse*',IfExp:'test,body,orelse',Import:'names*',ImportFrom:'module?,names*,level?',In:'',Interactive:'body*',Invert:'',Is:'',IsNot:'',JoinedStr:'values*',LShift:'',Lambda:'args,body',List:'elts*,ctx',ListComp:'elt,generators*',Load:'',Lt:'',LtE:'',MatMult:'',Match:'subject,cases*',MatchAs:'pattern?,name?',MatchClass:'cls,patterns*,kwd_attrs*,kwd_patterns*',MatchMapping:'keys*,patterns*,rest?',MatchOr:'patterns*',MatchSequence:'patterns*',MatchSingleton:'value',MatchStar:'name?',MatchValue:'value',Mod:'',Module:'body*,type_ignores*',Mult:'',Name:'id,ctx',NamedExpr:'target,value',Nonlocal:'names*',Not:'',NotEq:'',NotIn:'',Or:'',ParamSpec:'name',Pass:'',Pow:'',RShift:'',Raise:'exc?,cause?',Return:'value?',Set:'elts*',SetComp:'elt,generators*',Slice:'lower?,upper?,step?',Starred:'value,ctx',Store:'',Sub:'',Subscript:'value,slice,ctx',Try:'body*,handlers*,orelse*,finalbody*',TryStar:'body*,handlers*,orelse*,finalbody*',Tuple:'elts*,ctx',TypeAlias:'name,type_params*,value',TypeIgnore:'lineno,tag',TypeVar:'name,bound?',TypeVarTuple:'name',UAdd:'',USub:'',UnaryOp:'op,operand',While:'test,body*,orelse*',With:'items*,body*,type_comment?',Yield:'value?',YieldFrom:'value',alias:'name,asname?',arg:'arg,annotation?,type_comment?',arguments:'posonlyargs*,args*,vararg?,kwonlyargs*,kw_defaults*,kwarg?,defaults*',boolop:['And','Or'],cmpop:['Eq','NotEq','Lt','LtE','Gt','GtE','Is','IsNot','In','NotIn'],comprehension:'target,iter,ifs*,is_async',excepthandler:['ExceptHandler'],expr:['BoolOp','NamedExpr','BinOp','UnaryOp','Lambda','IfExp','Dict','Set','ListComp','SetComp','DictComp','GeneratorExp','Await','Yield','YieldFrom','Compare','Call','FormattedValue','JoinedStr','Constant','Attribute','Subscript','Starred','Name','List','Tuple','Slice'],expr_context:['Load','Store','Del'],keyword:'arg?,value',match_case:'pattern,guard?,body*',mod:['Module','Interactive','Expression','FunctionType'],operator:['Add','Sub','Mult','MatMult','Div','Mod','Pow','LShift','RShift','BitOr','BitXor','BitAnd','FloorDiv'],pattern:['MatchValue','MatchSingleton','MatchSequence','MatchMapping','MatchClass','MatchStar','MatchAs','MatchOr'],stmt:['FunctionDef','AsyncFunctionDef','ClassDef','Return','Delete','Assign','TypeAlias','AugAssign','AnnAssign','For','AsyncFor','While','If','With','AsyncWith','Match','Raise','Try','TryStar','Assert','Import','ImportFrom','Global','Nonlocal','Expr','Pass','Break','Continue'],type_ignore:['TypeIgnore'],type_param:['TypeVar','ParamSpec','TypeVarTuple'],unaryop:['Invert','Not','UAdd','USub'],withitem:'context_expr,optional_vars?'}
@@ -173,8 +180,8 @@ $B.unicode_bidi_whitespace=[9,10,11,12,13,28,29,30,31,32,133,5760,8192,8193,8194
 ;
 __BRYTHON__.implementation=[3,12,3,'dev',0]
 __BRYTHON__.version_info=[3,12,0,'final',0]
-__BRYTHON__.compiled_date="2024-04-24 21:31:15.551547"
-__BRYTHON__.timestamp=1713987075551
+__BRYTHON__.compiled_date="2024-04-27 08:04:32.357791"
+__BRYTHON__.timestamp=1714197872357
 __BRYTHON__.builtin_module_names=["_ajax","_ast","_base64","_binascii","_io_classes","_json","_jsre","_locale","_multiprocessing","_posixsubprocess","_profile","_random","_sre","_sre_utils","_string","_strptime","_svg","_symtable","_tokenize","_webcomponent","_webworker","_zlib_utils","_zlib_utils1","_zlib_utils_kozh","array","builtins","dis","encoding_cp932","encoding_cp932_v2","hashlib","html_parser","marshal","math","modulefinder","posix","pyexpat","python_re","python_re_new","unicodedata"]
 ;
 
@@ -892,7 +899,7 @@ scripts.push(script)}else{console.log(`no script with id '${id}'`)
 throw _b_.KeyError.$factory(`no script with id '${id}'`)}}}else if($B.isWebWorker){}else{scripts=python_scripts.slice()}
 run_scripts(scripts)}
 function convert_option(option,value){
-if(option=='debug'){if(typeof value=='string' && value.match(/^\d+$/)){return parseInt(value)}else{if(value !==null && value !==undefined){console.debug(`Invalid value for debug: ${value}`)}}}else if(option=='cache' ||
+if(option=='debug'){if(typeof value=='string' && value.match(/^\d+$/)){return parseInt(value)}else if(typeof value=='number'){return value}else{if(value !==null && value !==undefined){console.debug(`Invalid value for debug: ${value}`)}}}else if(option=='cache' ||
 option=='indexeddb' ||
 option=='static_stdlib_import'){if(value=='1' ||value.toLowerCase()=='true'){return true}else if(value=='0' ||value.toLowerCase()=='false'){return false}else{console.debug(`Invalid value for ${option}: ${value}`)}}else if(option=='ids' ||option=='pythonpath' ||option=='args'){
 if(typeof value=='string'){if(value.trim().length==0){return[]}
diff --git a/www/src/brython_builtins.js b/www/src/brython_builtins.js
index aeeb5ce8c..628a44594 100644
--- a/www/src/brython_builtins.js
+++ b/www/src/brython_builtins.js
@@ -431,10 +431,44 @@ $B.python_to_js = function(src, script_id){
 
 $B.pythonToJS = $B.python_to_js
 
-$B.runPythonSource = function(src, script_id){
-    var js = from_py(src, script_id) + '\nreturn locals'
-    var func = new Function('$B', '_b_', js)
-    $B.imported[script_id] = func($B, $B.builtins)
+function fakeScript(filename){
+    this.options = {}
+}
+
+fakeScript.prototype.getAttribute = function(key){
+    return this.options[key] ?? null
+}
+
+fakeScript.prototype.dispatchEvent = function(){
+    // ignore
+}
+
+$B.runPythonSource = function(src, options){
+    var script_id
+
+    if(options){
+        if(typeof options == 'string'){
+            script_id = options
+        }else if(options.constructor === Object){
+            if(options.hasOwnProperty('id')){
+                script_id = options.id
+                delete options.id
+            }
+        }else{
+            console.debug('invalid options argument:', options)
+        }
+    }
+    // Simulate an HTML <script> tag so we can use $B.run_script()
+    var script = new fakeScript(),
+        url = $B.script_path = globalThis.location.href.split('#')[0]
+    // Set options to the fake <script> tag
+    if(options){
+        for(var [key, value] of Object.entries(options)){
+            script.options[key] = value
+        }
+    }
+    script_id = script_id ?? 'python_script_' + $B.UUID()
+    $B.run_script(script, src, script_id, url, true)
     return $B.imported[script_id]
 }
 
diff --git a/www/src/py2js.js b/www/src/py2js.js
index 110e1f8f3..116286d1f 100644
--- a/www/src/py2js.js
+++ b/www/src/py2js.js
@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@ function convert_option(option, value){
     if(option == 'debug'){
         if(typeof value == 'string' && value.match(/^\d+$/)){
             return parseInt(value)
+        }else if(typeof value == 'number'){
+            return value
         }else{
             if(value !== null && value !== undefined){
                 console.debug(`Invalid value for debug: ${value}`)
diff --git a/www/src/py_import.js b/www/src/py_import.js
index 0049e35da..7e841c77b 100644
--- a/www/src/py_import.js
+++ b/www/src/py_import.js
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ $B.make_import_paths = function(filename){
              path.splice(ix, 1, ...pythonpath)
         }
     }
-
     // Use the defaut finder using sys.path if protocol is not file://
     if($B.protocol !== "file"){
         meta_path.push($B.finders.path)
diff --git a/www/src/version_info.js b/www/src/version_info.js
index e0b920df2..5b2b8d0d6 100644
--- a/www/src/version_info.js
+++ b/www/src/version_info.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 __BRYTHON__.implementation = [3, 12, 3, 'dev', 0]
 __BRYTHON__.version_info = [3, 12, 0, 'final', 0]
-__BRYTHON__.compiled_date = "2024-04-24 21:31:15.551547"
-__BRYTHON__.timestamp = 1713987075551
+__BRYTHON__.compiled_date = "2024-04-27 08:04:32.357791"
+__BRYTHON__.timestamp = 1714197872357
 __BRYTHON__.builtin_module_names = ["_ajax",
     "_ast",
     "_base64",