Defer json import

python · Aug 27, 2024 · e0b4f09 · e0b4f09
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diff --git a/importlib_metadata/__init__.py b/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 import email
 import functools
 import itertools
-import json
 import operator
 import os
 import pathlib
@@ -673,6 +672,8 @@ def origin(self):
         return self._load_json('direct_url.json')
 
     def _load_json(self, filename):
+        import json
+
         return pass_none(json.loads)(
             self.read_text(filename),
             object_hook=lambda data: types.SimpleNamespace(**data),