Re: Lazy Imports -- I Like This Idea

On 3/27/2026 2:09 PM, Piergiorgio Sartor wrote:
> On 26/03/2026 02.40, 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.

But when it does get imported, you would incur the same delay, right?

>> “Lazy” imports would avoid the need for such workarounds, while
>> keeping all imports together so they can be found more easily.
> 
> Interesting, I needed this as well.
> Last time I checked, the suggestion
> was rejected...
> 
> Good if they changed their mind.
> 
> bye,
> 

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