code: def _read_remote_config(self):
          
          try:
              import requests
          except ImportError:
              requests = None
          if not requests:
              raise ValueError(
                  'Remote config URL specified but requests not installed')
          result = requests.get(self._file_path)
          if not result.ok:
              raise ValueError(
                  'Failed to retrieve remote config: {}'.format(
                      result.status_code))
          return result.text
docs: Read a remote config via URL.
  
          :rtype: str
          :raises: ValueError