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Problem

CPython 3.14 changed importlib so that when a thread tries to acquire a module lock that another thread already holds for the same module, it raises _DeadlockError instead of blocking (CPython issue python/cpython#99953).

Azure CLI's parallel command-module loader in azure-cli-core (_load_modules in azure/cli/core/__init__.py) uses a 4-thread ThreadPoolExecutor. Each worker thread loads a command module that independently imports shared Azure SDK trunks (azure.core, azure.mgmt.core, msrest, msrestazure, ...). On Python 3.14 this races and surfaces as cascading _DeadlockErrorKeyError failures at az startup.

Local repro on Windows env314:

  • Pre-fix: az --debug shows _DeadlockError for e.g. cdn and msrest.http_logger, with several modules failing to load.
  • Post-fix: clean load of all 66 command modules.

Fix

Add _prewarm_shared_imports() at module scope in azure/cli/core/__init__.py and call it from _load_modules before the thread pool starts. It imports the shared SDK trunks once on the main thread so worker threads see fully-initialized entries in sys.modules and never contend on the module lock.

  • Split into _REQUIRED_PREWARM_MODULES (hard deps of azure-cli-core; ModuleNotFoundError propagates) and _OPTIONAL_PREWARM_MODULES (transitive SDK packages; ModuleNotFoundError on the optional name itself is suppressed, unrelated ModuleNotFoundError from inside an installed module still propagates).
  • Idempotent via a _prewarm_done flag.
  • No behavior change on Python ≤3.13.

Includes unit tests in src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/tests/test_prewarm_shared_imports.py covering: all modules imported on first call, idempotency, suppressed optional ModuleNotFoundError, propagated required ModuleNotFoundError, and propagated unrelated ModuleNotFoundError raised from inside an optional module.

Notes

  • This is a no-op until Python 3.14 lands in CI (the version-bump PR), so safe to merge first to keep the 3.14 bump green.
  • This may become unnecessary if {Core} Restore sequential module loading #33250 (restore sequential module loading) merges; happy to drop it then.

Testing Guide

  • Unit tests: python -m pytest src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/tests/test_prewarm_shared_imports.py
  • Manual on Python 3.14: az --debug shows no _DeadlockError; all command modules load.
  • Python ≤3.13: behavior unchanged.

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Since the current milestone time is less than 7 days, this pr will be reviewed in the next milestone.

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Thank you for your contribution! We will review the pull request and get back to you soon.

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The git hooks are available for azure-cli and azure-cli-extensions repos. They could help you run required checks before creating the PR.

Please sync the latest code with latest dev branch (for azure-cli) or main branch (for azure-cli-extensions).
After that please run the following commands to enable git hooks:

pip install azdev --upgrade
azdev setup -c <your azure-cli repo path> -r <your azure-cli-extensions repo path>

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