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To make startup time faster, we use the ``bzrlib.lazy_import`` module to
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delay importing modules until they are actually used. ``lazy_import`` uses
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the same syntax as regular python imports. So to import a few modules in a
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from bzrlib.lazy_import import lazy_import
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lazy_import(globals(), """
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import bzrlib.transport
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At this point, all of these exist as a ``ImportReplacer`` object, ready to
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be imported once a member is accessed.
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Modules versus Members
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wehn using the ``from module import member`` syntax, it is recommended to
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only use that syntax to load sub modules ``from module import submodule``.
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This is because variables and classes can frequently be used without
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needing a sub-member for example::
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lazy_import(globals(), """
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from module import MyClass
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This will incorrectly fail, because ``MyClass`` is a ``ImportReplacer``
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Passing to other variables
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replace other variables. The ``ImportReplacer`` class will raise an
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``IllegalUseOfScopeReplacer`` exception if it can figure out that this
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happened. But it requires accessing a member more than once from the new
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variable, so some bugs are not detected right away.
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Making installers for OS Windows
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To build a win32 installer, see the instructions on the wiki page:
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http://bazaar-vcs.org/BzrWin32Installer
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