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title: "Discussion on \"Circular imports in Python: why every big Python repo has them, and the few that actually break\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Circular imports in Python: why every big Python repo has them, and the few that actually break\". TL;DR\n\nAll 51 popular Python repos I checked (1,000+ GitHub stars each) have circular import chains between files; in the median one, 16.4% of production files sit inside one.\nA Python circular import"
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# [Circular imports in Python: why every big Python repo has them, and the few that actually break](https://repowise.hashnode.dev/circular-imports-in-python-why-every-big-python-repo-has-them-and-the-few-that-actually-break?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

TL;DR All 51 popular Python repos I checked (1,000+ GitHub stars each) have circular import chains between files; in the median one, 16.4% of production files sit inside one. A Python circular import

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