Re: Lazy Imports -- I Like This Idea

On 3/25/2026 9:40 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> So Python 3.15 will introduce a new, “lazy” import mechanism
> <https://peps.python.org/pep-0810/>.
> 
> So far I have done one script where I moved an import into the
> function where it was used, instead of doing it globally; this reduced
> the script startup time from around 1.5 seconds down to about a
> quarter second.
> 
> “Lazy” imports would avoid the need for such workarounds, while
> keeping all imports together so they can be found more easily.


Faster startup is nice, but lazy importing doesn't reduce total runtime 
of the program, right?