From 1b490e6fb15a66bd036c1e4c833d3a1b4d6ae921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:51:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Failing test: lazy_imports=none or
 PYTHON_LAZY_IMPORTS=none should override __lazy_modules__

---
 Lib/test/test_lazy_import/__init__.py | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_lazy_import/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_lazy_import/__init__.py
index a4180f05dbbafc..328f2906f90159 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_lazy_import/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_lazy_import/__init__.py
@@ -1088,6 +1088,49 @@ def test_env_var_lazy_imports_none_disables_all_lazy(self):
         self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, f"stderr: {result.stderr}")
         self.assertIn("EAGER", result.stdout)
 
+    def test_cli_lazy_imports_none_disables_dunder_lazy_modules(self):
+        """-X lazy_imports=none should override __lazy_modules__."""
+        code = textwrap.dedent("""
+            import sys
+            __lazy_modules__ = ["json"]
+            import json
+            if 'json' in sys.modules:
+                print("EAGER")
+            else:
+                print("LAZY")
+        """)
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, "-X", "lazy_imports=none", "-c", code],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, f"stderr: {result.stderr}")
+        self.assertIn("EAGER", result.stdout)
+
+    def test_env_var_lazy_imports_none_disables_dunder_lazy_modules(self):
+        """PYTHON_LAZY_IMPORTS=none should override __lazy_modules__."""
+        code = textwrap.dedent("""
+            import sys
+            __lazy_modules__ = ["json"]
+            import json
+            if 'json' in sys.modules:
+                print("EAGER")
+            else:
+                print("LAZY")
+        """)
+        import os
+
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env["PYTHON_LAZY_IMPORTS"] = "none"
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, "-c", code],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            env=env,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, f"stderr: {result.stderr}")
+        self.assertIn("EAGER", result.stdout)
+
     def test_cli_overrides_env_var(self):
         """Command-line option should take precedence over environment variable."""
         # PEP 810: -X lazy_imports takes precedence over PYTHON_LAZY_IMPORTS

From 7444b0c348e4a4b11c86f055d9822b5112abb8e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:03:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Ensure lazy_imports=none or PYTHON_LAZY_IMPORTS=none
 override __lazy_modules__

---
 Python/ceval.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index cb25012ceda92c..2f9195529f2ceb 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3086,7 +3086,7 @@ _PyEval_LazyImportName(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *builtins,
             break;
     }
 
-    if (!lazy) {
+    if (!lazy && PyImport_GetLazyImportsMode() != PyImport_LAZY_NONE) {
         // See if __lazy_modules__ forces this to be lazy.
         lazy = check_lazy_import_compatibility(tstate, globals, name, level);
         if (lazy < 0) {

From 2ebe2553b48142c273c48d606a6e0fa28850d966 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:07:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add blurb

---
 .../2026-03-24-13-06-52.gh-issue-146369.6wDI6S.rst              | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-03-24-13-06-52.gh-issue-146369.6wDI6S.rst

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-03-24-13-06-52.gh-issue-146369.6wDI6S.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-03-24-13-06-52.gh-issue-146369.6wDI6S.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..191b7627ed4e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-03-24-13-06-52.gh-issue-146369.6wDI6S.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Ensure ``-X lazy_imports=none``` and ``PYTHON_LAZY_IMPORTS=none``` override
+``__lazy_modules__``. Patch by Hugo van Kemenade.