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-X lazy_imports=all should not apply to exec() inside functions #149642
Description
Bug report
Bug description:
$ PYTHON_LAZY_IMPORTS=all ./python.exe
Python 3.16.0a0 (heads/main:fb0e0b7f898, May 10 2026, 07:19:46) [Clang 15.0.0 (clang-1500.3.9.4)] on darwin
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>>> def func(): import os
...
>>> func()
>>> def func(): exec("import os")
...
>>> func()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<python-input-3>", line 1, in <module>
func()
~~~~^^
File "<python-input-2>", line 1, in func
def func(): exec("import os")
~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
SyntaxError: 'lazy import' is only allowed at module level
>>> Split out from #149640; this affects some tests in the test suite. PR incoming.
CPython versions tested on:
CPython main branch
Operating systems tested on:
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Activity
gh-149642: Fix interaction between exec and lazy_imports=all (#149643)
[3.15] gh-149642: Fix interaction between exec and lazy_imports=all (G…