# Enforce architectural import boundaries in Python codebases with Import Linter

> Check whether a Python codebase still respects declared layered, independence, or forbidden import contracts.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/enforce-architectural-import-boundaries-in-python-codebases-` (Agent Skill)
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- Updated: 2026-09-08
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# Enforce architectural import boundaries in Python codebases with Import Linter

Check whether a Python codebase still respects declared layered, independence, or forbidden import contracts.

## Prerequisites

Python project, pip or Poetry environment

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- **Lint your Python architecture.**
- [![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/import-linter.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/import-linter)
- **Import Linter** allows you to impose constraints on the imports between your Python modules.

- Source: https://github.com/seddonym/import-linter
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/seddonym/import-linter/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://import-linter.readthedocs.io/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/enforce-architectural-import-boundaries-in-python-codebases-with-import-linter/)