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diff --git a/devel/py-lazy_imports/pkg-descr b/devel/py-lazy_imports/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..665fa0186f94 --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/py-lazy_imports/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +This python utility package helps to create lazy modules. A lazy module defers +loading (some of) its attributes until these attributes are first accessed. The +module's lazy attributes in turn are attributes of other modules. These other +modules will be imported/loaded only when (and if) associated attributes are +used. A lazy import strategy can drastically reduce runtime and memory +consumption. + +Additionally, this package provides a utility for optional imports with which +one can import a module globally while triggering associated import errors only +at use-sites (when and if a dependency is actually required, for example in the +context of a specific functionality). |