Between 2.31.0 and 2.32.3, import time increased by ~25%. This appears to have been caused by #6667, which changed the expensive load_verify_locations() to run at import time (in 2.32.0).
Reproduction Steps
Compare import time of versions with:
$ python3 -X importtime -c 'import requests' 2> requests_import.log
$ tuna requests_import.log
2.31.0

2.32.3:

Between 2.31.0 and 2.32.3, import time increased by ~25%. This appears to have been caused by #6667, which changed the expensive
load_verify_locations()to run at import time (in 2.32.0).Reproduction Steps
Compare import time of versions with:
2.31.0
2.32.3: