list python package dependencies without loading them?

Question

Say that python package A requires B, C and D; is there a way to list A → B C D without loading them ?
Requires in the metadata (yolk -M A

Answer 1

modulefinder from the standard lib

New in version 2.3.

This module provides a ModuleFinder class that can be used to determine the set of modules imported by a script. modulefinder.py can also be run as a script, giving the filename of a Python script as its argument, after which a report of the imported modules will be printed.

I am not sure if it complies with your requierement about not loading the modules. From here:

modulefinder use bytecode inspection to find dependencies, and therefore is free from any side-effects that may be caused by importing the modules being studied.

Other hints about the use of pylint or Gui2exe here