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__lazy_import__: globals=None signature differs from explicit None behavior #161229

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__lazy_import__ shows globals=None in its signature, but explicitly passing None raises TypeError, while omitting it succeeds.

Reproduced with CPython 3.15.0 and 3.15.2 on Linux x86_64 using python3.15 -I -S repro.py:

import inspect

print(inspect.signature(__lazy_import__))
__lazy_import__('sys')
print('omitted globals: OK')
try:
    __lazy_import__('sys', globals=None)
except TypeError as exc:
    print(f'{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}')

Output on both versions:

(name, globals=None, locals=None, fromlist=(), level=0)
omitted globals: OK
TypeError: expect dict for globals, got NoneType

CPython versions tested on:

3.15

Operating systems tested on:

Linux

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  1. added
    type-bugAn unexpected behavior, bug, or error
    interpreter-core(Objects, Python, Grammar, and Parser dirs)
    on Nov 3, 2026
  2. changed the title [-]__lazy_import__: globals=None signature differs from explicit None behavior[/-] [+]`__lazy_import__`: globals=None signature differs from explicit None behavior[/+] on Nov 3, 2026
  3. changed the title [-]`__lazy_import__`: globals=None signature differs from explicit None behavior[/-] [+]`__lazy_import__: globals=None` signature differs from explicit None behavior[/+] on Nov 3, 2026
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