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# autogen.import_utils.optional_import_block

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#### optional\_import\_block

```python theme={null}
optional_import_block() -> Generator[Result, None, None]
```

Guard a block of code to suppress ImportErrors

A context manager to temporarily suppress ImportErrors.<br />Use this to attempt imports without failing immediately on missing modules.<br />Example:

```python theme={null}
with optional_import_block(): <br/>    import some_module
    import some_other_module
```

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