{
"id": "py-import-not-top",
"language": "python",
"group": "style",
"listingTitle": "Py import not top",
"title": "Review import not top",
"mvvm": false,
"defaultSeverity": "info",
"legacyGroup": "nim-style",
"why": "Imports after executable module code can make dependency loading conditional or order-dependent.",
"suggestion": "Keep ordinary imports in the module preamble; retain local imports only when delayed loading is intentional.",
"version": 4,
"semanticMaturity": "text",
"securityKind": "none",
"taxonomy": [
"style"
],
"requirements": [
"sourceText"
],
"packs": [
"python",
"fastapi"
],
"implementation": "src/languages/python/rules.rs",
"languages": [
"python"
],
"frameworks": [],
"languageVersions": [],
"limitations": [
"Imports inside TYPE_CHECKING blocks and imports following a top-level TYPE_CHECKING preamble are accepted.",
"The rule does not infer whether other late imports intentionally avoid cycles or optional dependencies."
]
}