Add PEP 810 lazy import sorting support

Copilot · DanielNoord · Copilot · commit f8871a246167 · 2026-03-29T17:23:40.000Z
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diff --git a/isort/_parse_utils.py b/isort/_parse_utils.py
@@ -166,8 +166,15 @@ def normalize_from_import_string(import_string: str) -> str:
 
 
 # TODO: Return a `StrEnum` once we no longer support Python 3.10.
-def import_type(line: str, config: Config) -> Literal["from", "straight"] | None:
-    """If the current line is an import line it will return its type (from or straight)"""
+def import_type(
+    line: str, config: Config
+) -> Literal["from", "straight", "lazy_from", "lazy_straight"] | None:
+    """If the current line is an import line it will return its type (from or straight).
+
+    For PEP 810 lazy imports (``lazy import X`` / ``lazy from X import Y``) the
+    returned type is prefixed with ``"lazy_"`` so callers can distinguish them
+    from regular (eager) imports.
+    """
     if config.honor_noqa and line.lower().rstrip().endswith("noqa"):
         return None
     if "isort:skip" in line or "isort: skip" in line or "isort: split" in line:
@@ -176,4 +183,8 @@ def import_type(line: str, config: Config) -> Literal["from", "straight"] | None
         return "straight"
     if line.startswith("from "):
         return "from"
+    if line.startswith("lazy import "):
+        return "lazy_straight"
+    if line.startswith("lazy from "):
+        return "lazy_from"
     return None
diff --git a/isort/core.py b/isort/core.py
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@
 from .settings import FILE_SKIP_COMMENTS
 
 CIMPORT_IDENTIFIERS = ("cimport ", "cimport*", "from.cimport")
-IMPORT_START_IDENTIFIERS = ("from ", "from.import", "import ", "import*", *CIMPORT_IDENTIFIERS)
+IMPORT_START_IDENTIFIERS = (
+    "from ",
+    "from.import",
+    "import ",
+    "import*",
+    "lazy import ",
+    "lazy from ",
+    *CIMPORT_IDENTIFIERS,
+)
 DOCSTRING_INDICATORS = ('"""', "'''")
 COMMENT_INDICATORS = (*DOCSTRING_INDICATORS, "'", '"', "#")
 CODE_SORT_COMMENTS = (
diff --git a/isort/output.py b/isort/output.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def sorted_imports(
     sections: Iterable[str] = itertools.chain(parsed.sections, config.forced_separate)
 
     if config.no_sections:
-        parsed.imports["no_sections"] = {"straight": {}, "from": {}}
+        parsed.imports["no_sections"] = {"straight": {}, "from": {}, "lazy_straight": {}, "lazy_from": {}}
         base_sections: tuple[str, ...] = ()
         for section in sections:
             if section == "FUTURE":
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ def sorted_imports(
                 parsed.imports[section].get("straight", {})
             )
             parsed.imports["no_sections"]["from"].update(parsed.imports[section].get("from", {}))
+            parsed.imports["no_sections"]["lazy_straight"].update(
+                parsed.imports[section].get("lazy_straight", {})
+            )
+            parsed.imports["no_sections"]["lazy_from"].update(
+                parsed.imports[section].get("lazy_from", {})
+            )
         sections = (*base_sections, "no_sections")
 
     output: list[str] = []
@@ -126,6 +132,62 @@ def sorted_imports(
                     section_output.extend(comments)
                 section_output.append(str(line))
 
+        # PEP 810 lazy imports always follow all eager imports within the section.
+        lazy_straight_modules = parsed.imports[section].get("lazy_straight", {})
+        if not config.only_sections:
+            lazy_straight_modules = sorting.sort(
+                config,
+                lazy_straight_modules,
+                key=lambda key: sorting.module_key(
+                    key, config, section_name=section, straight_import=True
+                ),
+                reverse=config.reverse_sort,
+            )
+
+        lazy_from_modules = parsed.imports[section].get("lazy_from", {})
+        if not config.only_sections:
+            lazy_from_modules = sorting.sort(
+                config,
+                lazy_from_modules,
+                key=lambda key: sorting.module_key(key, config, section_name=section),
+                reverse=config.reverse_sort,
+            )
+
+        lazy_straight_imports = _with_straight_imports(
+            parsed,
+            config,
+            lazy_straight_modules,
+            section,
+            remove_imports,
+            f"lazy {import_type}",
+            import_key="lazy_straight",
+        )
+        lazy_from_imports = _with_from_imports(
+            parsed,
+            config,
+            lazy_from_modules,
+            section,
+            remove_imports,
+            f"lazy {import_type}",
+            import_key="lazy_from",
+        )
+
+        lazy_lines_between = [""] * (
+            config.lines_between_types
+            if lazy_from_modules and lazy_straight_modules
+            else 0
+        )
+        if config.from_first or section == "FUTURE":
+            lazy_section_output = lazy_from_imports + lazy_lines_between + lazy_straight_imports
+        else:
+            lazy_section_output = lazy_straight_imports + lazy_lines_between + lazy_from_imports
+
+        if lazy_section_output:
+            if section_output:
+                section_output += [""] * config.lines_between_types + lazy_section_output
+            else:
+                section_output = lazy_section_output
+
         section_name = section
         no_lines_before = section_name in config.no_lines_before
 
@@ -254,14 +316,21 @@ def _with_from_imports(
     section: str,
     remove_imports: list[str],
     import_type: str,
+    import_key: str = "from",
 ) -> list[str]:
     output: list[str] = []
     for module in from_modules:
         if module in remove_imports:
             continue
 
-        import_start = f"from {module} {import_type} "
-        from_imports = list(parsed.imports[section]["from"][module])
+        # For lazy from imports the keyword order is ``lazy from X import ...``
+        # rather than the naive ``from X lazy import ...`` that would result from
+        # placing ``import_type`` between the module name and ``import``.
+        if import_type.startswith("lazy "):
+            import_start = f"lazy from {module} import "
+        else:
+            import_start = f"from {module} {import_type} "
+        from_imports = list(parsed.imports[section][import_key][module])
         if (
             not config.no_inline_sort
             or (config.force_single_line and module not in config.single_line_exclusions)
@@ -299,7 +368,7 @@ def _with_from_imports(
             for from_import in copy.copy(from_imports):
                 if from_import in as_imports:
                     idx = from_imports.index(from_import)
-                    if parsed.imports[section]["from"][module][from_import]:
+                    if parsed.imports[section][import_key][module][from_import]:
                         from_imports[(idx + 1) : (idx + 1)] = as_imports.pop(from_import)
                     else:
                         from_imports[idx : (idx + 1)] = as_imports.pop(from_import)
@@ -347,7 +416,7 @@ def _with_from_imports(
                         )
                     if from_import in as_imports:
                         if (
-                            parsed.imports[section]["from"][module][from_import]
+                            parsed.imports[section][import_key][module][from_import]
                             and not only_show_as_imports
                         ):
                             output.append(
@@ -403,7 +472,7 @@ def _with_from_imports(
                         parsed.categorized_comments["straight"].get(f"{module}.{from_import}") or []
                     )
                     if (
-                        parsed.imports[section]["from"][module][from_import]
+                        parsed.imports[section][import_key][module][from_import]
                         and not only_show_as_imports
                     ):
                         specific_comment = (
@@ -540,7 +609,7 @@ def _with_from_imports(
                     from_imports[0] not in as_imports
                     or (
                         config.combine_as_imports
-                        and parsed.imports[section]["from"][module][from_import]
+                        and parsed.imports[section][import_key][module][from_import]
                     )
                 ):
                     from_import_section.append(from_imports.pop(0))
@@ -633,6 +702,7 @@ def _with_straight_imports(
     section: str,
     remove_imports: list[str],
     import_type: str,
+    import_key: str = "straight",
 ) -> list[str]:
     output: list[str] = []
 
@@ -675,7 +745,7 @@ def _with_straight_imports(
 
         import_definition = []
         if module in parsed.as_map["straight"]:
-            if parsed.imports[section]["straight"][module]:
+            if parsed.imports[section][import_key][module]:
                 import_definition.append((f"{import_type} {module}", module))
             import_definition.extend(
                 (f"{import_type} {module} as {as_import}", f"{module} as {as_import}")
diff --git a/isort/parse.py b/isort/parse.py
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ def file_contents(contents: str, config: Config = DEFAULT_CONFIG) -> ParsedConte
     verbose_output: list[str] = []
 
     for section in chain(config.sections, config.forced_separate):
-        imports[section] = {"straight": OrderedDict(), "from": OrderedDict()}
+        imports[section] = {
+            "straight": OrderedDict(),
+            "from": OrderedDict(),
+            "lazy_straight": OrderedDict(),
+            "lazy_from": OrderedDict(),
+        }
     categorized_comments: CommentsDict = {
         "from": {},
         "straight": {},
@@ -185,6 +190,15 @@ def file_contents(contents: str, config: Config = DEFAULT_CONFIG) -> ParsedConte
                 out_lines.append(raw_line)
                 continue
 
+            # Detect PEP 810 lazy imports (``lazy import X`` / ``lazy from X import Y``).
+            # We strip the ``lazy `` prefix so the rest of the parsing logic works normally
+            # on the resulting ``import X`` / ``from X import Y`` string.  The original
+            # lazy type is remembered in ``is_lazy`` and used later when storing the result.
+            is_lazy = type_of_import in ("lazy_straight", "lazy_from")
+            if is_lazy:
+                line = line[len("lazy "):]
+                type_of_import = type_of_import[len("lazy_"):]  # "lazy_straight" → "straight"
+
             if import_index == -1:
                 import_index = index - 1
             nested_comments = {}
@@ -305,7 +319,7 @@ def _get_next_line() -> tuple[str, str | None]:
                 if placed_module and placed_module not in imports:
                     raise MissingSection(import_module=import_from, section=placed_module)
 
-                root = imports[placed_module][type_of_import]
+                root = imports[placed_module]["lazy_from" if is_lazy else type_of_import]
                 for import_name in just_imports:
                     associated_comment = nested_comments.get(import_name)
                     if associated_comment is not None:
@@ -420,13 +434,25 @@ def _get_next_line() -> tuple[str, str | None]:
                             " Do you need to define a default section?",
                             stacklevel=2,
                         )
-                        imports.setdefault("", {"straight": OrderedDict(), "from": OrderedDict()})
+                        imports.setdefault(
+                            "",
+                            {
+                                "straight": OrderedDict(),
+                                "from": OrderedDict(),
+                                "lazy_straight": OrderedDict(),
+                                "lazy_from": OrderedDict(),
+                            },
+                        )
 
                     if placed_module and placed_module not in imports:
                         raise MissingSection(import_module=module, section=placed_module)
 
-                    straight_import |= imports[placed_module][type_of_import].get(module, False)
-                    imports[placed_module][type_of_import][module] = straight_import
+                    straight_import |= imports[placed_module][
+                        "lazy_straight" if is_lazy else type_of_import
+                    ].get(module, False)
+                    imports[placed_module]["lazy_straight" if is_lazy else type_of_import][
+                        module
+                    ] = straight_import
 
     change_count = len(out_lines) - original_line_count
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_lazy_imports.py b/tests/unit/test_lazy_imports.py
