Importing inside a loop is bad practice; there is overhead. I found this, which is also a great guide to Python performance in general: http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeed/PerformanceTips#Import_Statement_Overhead. Perhaps it could be added to the docs? I might do it when I have time.
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