[BUG] `import crewai` takes >25 seconds
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Description
import crewai takes >25 seconds
Steps to Reproduce
import crewai- run the script
- wait 25 seconds or longer
Expected behavior
The library should be imported in fraction of second.
Screenshots/Code snippets
import time
start = time.time()
import crewai
print(time.time() - start)Operating System
Windows 10
Python Version
3.12
crewAI Version
0.32.2
crewAI Tools Version
0.3.0
Virtual Environment
Venv
Evidence
Possible Solution
None
Additional context
None
I've tested this on another (faster) computer and I can confirm the bug is real.
I did some deeper testing and it's worse every new update:
| version | time `import crewai` takes |
| ------- | -------------------------- |
| master | 18.4s |
| v0.63.6 | 16.4s |
| v0.63.0 | 16.3s |
| v0.61.0 | 15.9s |
| v0.60.0 | 15.8s |
| v0.55.2 | 14.3s |
| v0.51.0 | 13.9s |
| v0.41.1 | 13.6s |
| v0.41.0 | 13.8s |
| v0.36.0 | 13.7s |
| v0.35.8 | 12.0s |
| v0.35.0 | 11.8s |
| v0.32.2 | 11.0s |
| v0.32.1 | 11.7s |
| v0.32.0 | 11.6s |
| v0.30.8 | 6.7s |
| v0.28.5 | 6.2s |
| v0.27.0 | 6.2s |Just for comparison, I've also tested AutoGen and LangGraph:
| library | time `import` takes |
| --------- | ------------------- |
| crewai | 18.4s |
| autogen | 2.2s |
| langgraph | 2.3s |For some reason on Google Colab it's super-fast (like <0.001s). So I tried more things:
- Downgraded Python from 3.12 to 3.10, because on Google Colab they have also Python 3.10. Result: It's a little bit faster - instead of 16s I've got 10s.
- Since Google Colab uses Linux, I've tried to install Python 3.10 to Ubuntu using WSL. Result: The same, still ~10s as on Windows.
I don't know what's going on here, but importing a Python Library definitely shouldn't take several seconds without even using it yet.
Thanks for calling this out, I have raised internally, will keep you posted
I've come across this tool (Tuna) so I generated some import crewai statistics using that tool (crewai v0.63.6):
