A lazy importer was added in Python 3.5 and it was not possible without the module spec refactoring.
On Sun, 31 Jan 2016, 08:57 Antoine Pitrou <anto...@python.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > If you want to make startup time faster for a broad range of applications, > please consider adding a lazy import facility in the stdlib. > I recently tried to write a lazy import mechanism using import hooks > (to make it portable from 2.6 to 3.5), it seems nearly impossible to do > so (or, at least, for an average Python programmer like me). > > This would be much more useful (for actual users, not for architecture > astronauts) than refactoring the importlib APIs in each feature version... > > Thanks in advance > > Antoine. > > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/brett%40python.org >
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