Merge pull request #1309 from pyiron/fast_import

Accelerate import of pyiron_base by 18%

pyiron_base/__init__.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from pyiron_base.storage.has_stored_traits import HasStoredTraits
 from pyiron_base.storage.inputlist import InputList
 from pyiron_base.storage.parameters import GenericParameters
-from pyiron_base.storage.filedata import load_file, FileDataTemplate, FileData
 from pyiron_base.utils.deprecate import Deprecator, deprecate, deprecate_soon
 from pyiron_base.utils.error import ImportAlarm
 from pyiron_base.jobs.job.extension.executable import Executable
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@
 
 Project.register_tools("base", BaseTools)
 
-# optional API of the pyiron_base module
-try:
-    from pyiron_base.project.gui import ProjectGUI
-except (ImportError, TypeError, AttributeError):
-    pass
-
 # Internal init
 from ._version import get_versions
 from pyiron_base.utils.jedi import fix_ipython_autocomplete

pyiron_base/project/generic.py

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     get_job_status,
 )
 from pyiron_base.storage.hdfio import ProjectHDFio
-from pyiron_base.storage.filedata import load_file
 from pyiron_base.utils.deprecate import deprecate
 from pyiron_base.interfaces.has_groups import HasGroups
 from pyiron_base.jobs.flex.factory import create_job_factory
@@ -1695,6 +1694,8 @@ def _get_item_helper(self, item, convert_to_object=True):
             return ProjectHDFio(project=self, file_name=file_name)
         if item in self.list_files():
             file_name = posixpath.join(self.path, "{}".format(item))
+            from pyiron_base.storage.filedata import load_file
+
             return load_file(file_name, project=self)
         if item in self.list_dirs():
             with self.open(item) as new_item: