ImportError: Circular import between cache.py and config/manager.py in Python 3.14

[Li12137]

ERROR:robotcode.language_server.common.parts.diagnostics.DiagnosticsProtocolPart:ImportError: cannot import name 'RobocopCache' from partially initialized module 'robocop.cache' (most likely due to a circular import) (d:\Python\Python314\Lib\site-packages\robocop\cache.py)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\Users\LLL.vscode\extensions\d-biehl.robotcode-2.2.0\bundled\libs\robotcode\core\event.py", line 85, in _notify
yield method(*__args, **_kwargs)
~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "c:\Users\LLL.vscode\extensions\d-biehl.robotcode-2.2.0\bundled\libs\robotcode\language_server\robotframework\parts\robocop_diagnostics.py", line 60, in collect_diagnostics
return DiagnosticsResult(self.collect_diagnostics, self.collect(document, workspace_folder))
~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "c:\Users\LLL.vscode\extensions\d-biehl.robotcode-2.2.0\bundled\libs\robotcode\language_server\robotframework\parts\robocop_diagnostics.py", line 72, in collect
from robocop.linter.runner import RobocopLinter
File "d:\Python\Python314\Lib\site-packages\robocop\linter\runner.py", line 11, in
from robocop.cache import restore_diagnostics
File "d:\Python\Python314\Lib\site-packages\robocop\cache.py", line 17, in
from robocop.config import defaults
File "d:\Python\Python314\Lib\site-packages\robocop\config_init.py", line 1, in
from robocop.config.manager import ConfigManager
File "d:\Python\Python314\Lib\site-packages\robocop\config\manager.py", line 10, in
from robocop.cache import RobocopCache
ImportError: cannot import name 'RobocopCache' from partially initialized module 'robocop.cache' (most likely due to a circular import) (d:\Python\Python314\Lib\site-packages\robocop\cache.py)
DEBUG:robotcode.language_server.common.parts.diagnostics.DiagnosticsProtocolPart:End collect workspace diagnostic for 1 documents took 0.0042 seconds

Windows: WIN32_NT 10.0.26200.7840
Python: 3.14
robocop: 8.2.0

[bhirsz]

That's interesting that it wasn't catched before. I see there is potential for circular import error -> config.init module re-imports config manager which in turns imports something from config and the circle is complete.

Edit. Ok I see why - I don't in general do a import "from robocop.config import RobocopManager" where the robotcode does it. Before 8.0 config was config.py and now it's config/ module with config manager stored separetely. For backward compatiblity I left the initial import and re-imported it in __init__ but it lead to above bug. Robocop doesn't work with robotcode anyway until robotcodedev/robotcode#571 is open so I can re-arrange the import and do a fix in 571.

[Li12137]

Understood! Thanks for the detailed explanation regarding the config module refactor in 8.0.
I'll keep an eye on robotcode#571 and wait for the coordinated fix. My workaround (staying on 7.2.0) works fine for now.