1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pythoneggs.py b/pythoneggs.py
index 367aad1..a1c819b 100755
--- a/pythoneggs.py
+++ b/pythoneggs.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from getopt import getopt
 from os.path import basename, dirname, isdir, sep, splitext
 from sys import argv, stderr, stdin, version
-from pkg_resources import Distribution, FileMetadata, PathMetadata
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
 
 
@@ -82,6 +81,8 @@ for f in files:
             parent_name.endswith('.egg-info') or \
             parent_name.endswith('.egg-link')
     if file_match or dir_match:
+        # This import is very slow, so only do it if needed
+        from pkg_resources import Distribution, FileMetadata, PathMetadata
         dist_name = basename(f)
         if dir_match:
             path_item = dirname(parent_name)