gh-139686: Make reloading a lazy module no-op

Lib/importlib/__init__.py

@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ def reload(module):
     The module must have been successfully imported before.
 
     """
+    # If a LazyModule has not yet been materialized, reload is a no-op.
+    if importlib_util := sys.modules.get('importlib.util'):
+        if lazy_module_type := getattr(importlib_util, '_LazyModule', None):
+            if isinstance(module, lazy_module_type):
+                return module
     try:
         name = module.__spec__.name
     except AttributeError:

Lib/test/test_importlib/test_lazy.py

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 from test.support import threading_helper
 from test.test_importlib import util as test_util
 
+# Make sure sys.modules[util] is in sync with the import.
+# That is needed as other tests may reload util.
+sys.modules['importlib.util'] = util
 
 class CollectInit:
 
@@ -224,6 +227,28 @@ def __delattr__(self, name):
         with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
             del module.CONSTANT
 
+    def test_reload(self):
+        # Reloading a lazy module that hasn't been materialized is a no-op.
+        module = self.new_module()
+        sys.modules[TestingImporter.module_name] = module
+        self.assertIsInstance(module, util._LazyModule)
+
+        # Change the source code to add a new attribute
+        TestingImporter.source_code = 'attr = 42\nnew_attr = 123\n__name__ = {!r}'.format(TestingImporter.mutated_name)
+        self.assertIsInstance(module, util._LazyModule)
+
+        # Reload the module (should be a no-op since not materialized)
+        reloaded = importlib.reload(module)
+        self.assertIs(reloaded, module)
+        self.assertIsInstance(module, util._LazyModule)
+
+
+        # Access the new attribute (should trigger materialization, and new_attr should exist)
+        self.assertEqual(module.attr, 42)
+        self.assertNotIsInstance(module, util._LazyModule)
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(module, 'new_attr'))
+        self.assertEqual(module.new_attr, 123)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-10-09-15-46-18.gh-issue-139686.XwIZB2.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make importlib.reload no-op for lazy modules.