Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> added the comment:
So it's a bit misleading to use the stdlib as a guideline because there are
reasons we do this in certain spots. E.g. the os module purposefully does
function-level imports to make startup cheaper. importlib does this to minimize
how many modules need to be frozen into the interpreter.
But regardless of why, the PEP 8 guidance is still accurate as well as
wholesale changes aren't allowed for stylistic reasons ("A Foolish Consistency
is the Hobgoblin of Little Minds"). So while I appreciate the analysis and find
it interesting, I'm closing this issue as there's nothing specific to do here.
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nosy: +brett.cannon
resolution: -> not a bug
stage: -> resolved
status: open -> closed
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