gh-137855: Improve import time of dataclasses by lazy importing re and copy modules#148379
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hugovk merged 7 commits intopython:mainfrom Apr 11, 2026
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The failing Ubuntu build is a transient issue during dependency installation that will hopefully go away when the job is restarted. |
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Split from #144387 as requested by @hugovk (tagging for review :-) This is a relatively minor win, the bigger win will come from lazy importing inspect in #144387
See below for tuna-visualized outputs from
./python -X importtime -c "import dataclasses"(the absolute import numbers are not representative as I was running a debug python build)
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