Loading required libraries for python script from shell just once

[Miki]

> Is it possible to load all the modules used by run-test.py in
> a pre-execution environment in order to prevent this delay?
Only if you have one script the calls "main" (or any other entry
point) in the tests.

> I considered a rewrite of the shell script into python, but it has too
> many dependencies on shell libraries and I don't want to go that route
> (unless an alternative solution is impossible).
One other option is to have the python libraries on local disk, but
IMO the first solution is better.

HTH,
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