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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"PEP 810 lazy from imports ignore module `__getattr__` when reifying","articleBody":"# Bug report\n\n### Bug description:\n\nWithout lazy imports:\n`python -c \"from typing import Match; print(Match)\"`\n\n```\ntyping.Match\n```\n\nWith lazy imports:\n`python -c \"lazy from typing import Match; print(Match)\"`\n\n```\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"\u003cstring\u003e\", line 1, in \u003cmodule\u003e\n    lazy from typing import Match; print(Match)\nImportError: deferred import of 'typing.Match' raised an exception during resolution\n\nThe above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:\n\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"\u003cstring\u003e\", line 1, in \u003cmodule\u003e\n    lazy from typing import Match; print(Match)\n                                         ^^^^^\nImportError: cannot import name 'Match' from 'typing' (.../src/cpython/Lib/typing.py)\n```\n\n---\n\nI believe the underlying issue is that the lazy import statement creates a `lazy_import` object in the module `__dict__` which then prevents the module `__getattr__` from being called. This occurs even if the module has already been imported.\n\n`demo_module.py`\n\n```python\ndef __getattr__(name):\n    return name\n```\n\n`demo_script.py`\n```python\nimport demo_module\nlazy from demo_module import ohno\n\ntry:\n    print(ohno)\nexcept ImportError:\n    print(\"Import failed\")\n\n# The lazy from import has placed the ohno object in demo_module's globals\ntry:\n    print(demo_module.ohno)\nexcept ImportError:\n    print(\"Failed again\")\n\nprint({k: v for k, v in demo_module.__dict__.items() if not k.startswith(\"_\")})\n\ndemo_module.__dict__.pop(\"ohno\", None)\nprint(demo_module.ohno)\n```\n\n`python demo_script.py`\n```\nImport failed\nFailed again\n{'ohno': \u003clazy_import 'demo_module.ohno'\u003e}\nohno\n```\n\n### CPython versions tested on:\n\nCPython main branch\n\n### Operating systems tested on:\n\n_No response_\n\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n### Linked PRs\n* gh-145330\n* gh-149624\n* gh-149678\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/DavidCEllis","@type":"Person","name":"DavidCEllis"},"datePublished":"2026-02-18T13:48:08.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/144957/cpython/issues/144957"}