Issue #9260: A finer-grained import lock.
Most of the import sequence now uses per-module locks rather than the
global import lock, eliminating well-known issues with threads and imports.
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Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #9260: A finer-grained import lock. Most of the import sequence
+ now uses per-module locks rather than the global import lock, eliminating
+ well-known issues with threads and imports.
+
- Issue #14624: UTF-16 decoding is now 3x to 4x faster on various inputs.
Patch by Serhiy Storchaka.