Revert "Load stdlib when calling Py_InitializeEx"

This reverts commit bccd38e.
youknowone · May 13, 2026 · May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026
commit 268856b7fab6ae804aa03c7d35802029a6cdc981
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/crates/capi/Cargo.toml b/crates/capi/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ rustpython-stdlib = {workspace = true, features = ["threading"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pyo3 = { version = "0.28", features = ["auto-initialize", "abi3"] }
-rustpython-pylib = { workspace = true, features = ["freeze-stdlib"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
+
+[package.metadata.cargo-shear]
+# Not a direct dependency (yet), but we need to enable threading support in the stdlib.
+ignored = ["rustpython-stdlib"]
diff --git a/crates/capi/src/pylifecycle.rs b/crates/capi/src/pylifecycle.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::pyerrors::init_exception_statics;
 use crate::pystate::ensure_thread_has_vm_attached;
 use core::ffi::c_int;
 use rustpython_vm::vm::thread::ThreadedVirtualMachine;
-use rustpython_vm::{Context, Interpreter, Settings};
+use rustpython_vm::{Context, Interpreter};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 pub(crate) static MAIN_INTERP: Mutex<Option<Interpreter>> = Mutex::new(None);
@@ -32,25 +32,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn Py_InitializeEx(_initsigs: c_int) {
     if interp.is_none() {
         // Safety: Interpreter was not initialized before, so we can safely assume the statics are not used
         unsafe { init_exception_statics(&Context::genesis().exceptions) };
-
-        let settings = Settings::default();
-        let mut builder = Interpreter::builder(settings);
-
-        let defs = rustpython_stdlib::stdlib_module_defs(&builder.ctx);
-        builder = builder.add_native_modules(&defs);
-
-        #[cfg(test)]
-        {
-            use rustpython_vm::common::rc::PyRc;
-            builder = builder
-                .add_frozen_modules(rustpython_pylib::FROZEN_STDLIB)
-                .init_hook(|vm| {
-                    let state = PyRc::get_mut(&mut vm.state).unwrap();
-                    state.config.paths.stdlib_dir = Some(rustpython_pylib::LIB_PATH.to_owned());
-                });
-        }
-
-        *interp = Some(builder.build());
+        *interp = Interpreter::with_init(Default::default(), |_vm| {}).into();
         drop(interp);
         ensure_thread_has_vm_attached();
     }