Just a simple "import requests" no longer works in the context of embedded Python with the code in a zip file. It works fine in 2020.4.5.1.

Import binary files, e.g. Java or LLVM bytecode. imphook works both with new, lightweight legacy-free Python API, as promoted by the Pycopy Python dialect (the original source of the "easy import ...

There's a sneaky danger involved with the Python import statement. Here's why it is a potential risk for enterprises and what they can do about it.