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Importing GraphServiceClient is extremely slow

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
performance

Research direction

Reproduce the from msgraph import GraphServiceClient import timing against msgraph-sdk 1.8.0, then profile the import path to identify where the 3.4 seconds are spent. Done means documenting a measured improvement with coverage for the import-time behavior, if the repository has a suitable test location.

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Description

enhancement help wanted priority:p3 
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient

This line can sometimes take 3.4s. Is it possible to optimize this? I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature request.

msgraph-sdk 1.8.0

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Python
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