Python thread for pre-importing modules

Question

I am writing a Python application in the field of scientific computing. Currently, when the user works with the GUI and starts a new physics simulation, the interpreter imme

Answer 1

The problem with this is that the imports must still complete before they are usable. Depending on when they're first used, the application could still have to block for 10 seconds before it could start up anyway. Much more productive would be to profile the modules and figure out why they take so long to import.