Improve import time of various stdlib modules
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3.16
performance
stdlib
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- Python
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
Following on from 3.15's https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/137855, further improvements can be made to import times in 3.16.
And rather than deferring imports, we can use lazy imports.
Linked PRs
- gh-154657
- gh-148409
- gh-156567
- gh-156801
- gh-156803
- gh-156841
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- 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
Start by reviewing the six linked pull requests, especially gh-154657 and gh-148409, since the issue names no files, modules, or tests. Use those changes to identify the remaining standard-library import-time work and its completion criteria; the issue itself does not define a standalone task.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100