diff --git a/python-ecosys/requests/requests/__init__.py b/python-ecosys/requests/requests/__init__.py
index 2951035f7..20a88a2ab 100644
--- a/python-ecosys/requests/requests/__init__.py
+++ b/python-ecosys/requests/requests/__init__.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ def request(
         import tls
 
         port = 443
+    elif proto == "file:":
+        r = Response(open(url[7:], "b"))
+        r.status_code = 200
+        return r
     else:
         raise ValueError("Unsupported protocol: " + proto)