learningequality / learningequality/morango
Reduce overhead of loading python cryptography
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TAG: performance
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 15
- Forks
- 23
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Observation
It seems that within Kolibri, running without C extensions, there's significant "time spent loading all the pure-Python pyrsa crypto code into memory" (says @jamalex)
Deliverables
- Determine ways we can delay loading the libraries until they're necessary
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names Kolibri's pure-Python pyrsa crypto loading but no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the code path that loads the cryptography libraries and compare startup behavior with and without C extensions. Done means identifying a safe way to delay library loading until needed and demonstrating reduced loading overhead.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cryptography, performance
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100