... yes. The PEP describes existing solutions, followed by a proposal for "a more general and comprehensive solution for lazy imports that can encompass all of

... yes. The PEP describes existing solutions, followed by a proposal for "a more general and comprehensive solution for lazy imports that can encompass all of the above use cases and does not impose detectable overhead in real-world use", to quote the PEP at https://peps.python.org/pep-0690/ https://peps.python.org/pep-0690/ .