My understanding is that imports can be slow when you import the first time, and then they should be cached for subsequent imports. However that's not what I'm experiencing. And I really don't think I'm doing something wrong like having the wrong settings because I remember this same thing happening when I tried using Python a year ago. I'm doing the following: from langchain_google_genai import ChatGoogleGenerativeAI from browser_use import Agent Each of those import statements take about 6 seconds each. This means each time I start my program I have to wait at least 10 seconds. Is that normal? I've heard the benefit of using Python in machine learning and AI contexts was the faster iteration time because you didn't have to recompile as you do in C++. Also, I've used NodeJS, and I don't remember the imports ever taking long, though to be fair I didn't have large projects. Is this normal? Also, I stepped through the code to check whether it was doing io like reading in a file, as this is slow no matter what language you use, including C++, but no, it just seems slow overall. Continue reading...
