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Implement PEP 810 – Explicit lazy imports

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Since Dec 6, 2025.

interpreter-core topic-lazy-imports type-feature
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Linked PRs
  • gh-142351
  • gh-144726
  • gh-144733
  • gh-144840
  • gh-144893
  • gh-144894
  • gh-149886
  • gh-149889
  • gh-152622
  • gh-144856
  • gh-154808
  • gh-155547
  • gh-156934
  • gh-156936
  • gh-157296

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