PEP 810: Add rejected idea for object transformation approach #4676
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Documents the rejected alternative of transforming lazy import objects via internal state mutation instead of object replacement. Explains the fundamental asymmetry with from-imports, incompatibility with custom module classes, and type stability issues.
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Documents the rejected alternative of transforming lazy import objects
via internal state mutation instead of object replacement. Explains
the fundamental asymmetry with from-imports, incompatibility with
custom module classes, and type stability issues.
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