import importlib import importlib.util import os import sys def attach(package_name, submodules=None, submod_attrs=None): """Attach lazily loaded submodules, functions, or other attributes. Typically, modules import submodules and attributes as follows:: import mysubmodule import anothersubmodule from .foo import someattr The idea is to replace a package's `__getattr__`, `__dir__`, and `__all__`, such that all imports work exactly the way they did before, except that they are only imported when used. The typical way to call this function, replacing the above imports, is:: __getattr__, __lazy_dir__, __all__ = lazy.attach( __name__, ['mysubmodule', 'anothersubmodule'], {'foo': 'someattr'} ) This functionality requires Python 3.7 or higher. Parameters ---------- package_name : str Typically use ``__name__``. submodules : set List of submodules to attach. submod_attrs : dict Dictionary of submodule -> list of attributes / functions. These attributes are imported as they are used. Returns ------- __getattr__, __dir__, __all__ """ if submod_attrs is None: submod_attrs = {} if submodules is None: submodules = set() else: submodules = set(submodules) attr_to_modules = { attr: mod for mod, attrs in submod_attrs.items() for attr in attrs } __all__ = list(submodules | attr_to_modules.keys()) def __getattr__(name): if name in submodules: return importlib.import_module(f'{package_name}.{name}') elif name in attr_to_modules: submod = importlib.import_module( f'{package_name}.{attr_to_modules[name]}' ) return getattr(submod, name) else: raise AttributeError(f'No {package_name} attribute {name}') def __dir__(): return __all__ eager_import = os.environ.get('EAGER_IMPORT', '') if eager_import not in ['', '0', 'false']: for attr in set(attr_to_modules.keys()) | submodules: __getattr__(attr) return __getattr__, __dir__, list(__all__) def load(fullname): """Return a lazily imported proxy for a module. We often see the following pattern:: def myfunc(): import scipy as sp sp.argmin(...) .... This is to prevent a module, in this case `scipy`, from being imported at function definition time, since that can be slow. This function provides a proxy module that, upon access, imports the actual module. So the idiom equivalent to the above example is:: sp = lazy.load("scipy") def myfunc(): sp.argmin(...) .... The initial import time is fast because the actual import is delayed until the first attribute is requested. The overall import time may decrease as well for users that don't make use of large portions of the library. Parameters ---------- fullname : str The full name of the module or submodule to import. For example:: sp = lazy.load('scipy') # import scipy as sp spla = lazy.load('scipy.linalg') # import scipy.linalg as spla Returns ------- pm : importlib.util._LazyModule Proxy module. Can be used like any regularly imported module. Actual loading of the module occurs upon first attribute request. """ try: return sys.modules[fullname] except KeyError: pass spec = importlib.util.find_spec(fullname) if spec is None: raise ModuleNotFoundError(f"No module name '{fullname}'") module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec) sys.modules[fullname] = module loader = importlib.util.LazyLoader(spec.loader) loader.exec_module(module) return module