Re: [Python-ideas] lazy use for optional import

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:31 AM, Nicolas Cellier <contact@nicolas-cellier.net> wrote:

For example:

...

lazy import pylab as pl # do nothing for now

# do stuff

def plot(*args): pl.figure() # Will raise an ImportError at this point pl.plot(...)

This can already be achieved without introducing a new keyword by using LazyLoader: https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importlib.util.LazyLoader --Berker