Not sure why this matters too too much, this is a one-time setup cost (of some significantly large libraries). Python doesn't import everything in your virtual

Not sure why this matters too too much, this is a one-time setup cost (of some significantly large libraries). Python doesn't import everything in your virtual environment at startup, which I think we can agree is the right choice. I'd further _guess_ that only one or two of those libraries are the actual slowdowns. See here for how to tell: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51300944/602469 https://stackoverflow.com/a/51300944/602469