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Expand Up @@ -1581,6 +1581,16 @@ could be used by the filter mechanism or by static analysis tools. The current
filter API is designed to accommodate such future additions without requiring
changes to the core language specification.

C API for lazy imports
-----------------------

No dedicated C API is planned for creating or resolving lazy imports. This
feature is designed as a purely Python-facing mechanism, as C extensions
typically need immediate access to modules and cannot benefit from deferred
loading. Existing C API functions like ``PyImport_ImportModule()`` remain
unchanged and continue to perform eager imports. If compelling use cases emerge,
this could be revisited in future versions.

Alternate Implementation Ideas
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