.set_fake_tqdm <- "
 def fake_tqdm(iterable=None, *args, **kwargs):
   assert iterable is not None
   yield from iterable
 
 import SpatialDE
 SpatialDE.base.tqdm = fake_tqdm
 "
 
 .set_real_tqdm <- "
 import SpatialDE
 import tqdm.autonotebook
 SpatialDE.base.tqdm = tqdm.autonotebook.tqdm
 "
 
 #' Import SpatialDE
 #'
 #' This function loads the SpatialDE Python module and optionally
 #' monkey-patches it to remove tqdm calls.
 #'

 #' @param proc A process object generated by [`basilisk::basiliskStart()`]

 #' @param patch_tqdm If `TRUE` patch calls to tqdm.
 #' @return An R wrapper for the SpatialDE Python module.
 #'
 #' @importFrom reticulate import py_run_string

 #' @importFrom basilisk basiliskRun

 #'
 #' @keywords internal

 .importPyModule <- function(proc, patch_tqdm) {
   imp <- function(patch_tqdm, store) {

     py_run_string("import warnings")
     py_run_string("warnings.simplefilter(action='ignore', category=FutureWarning)")

     mod <- import("SpatialDE")

     py_run_string(ifelse(patch_tqdm, .set_fake_tqdm, .set_real_tqdm))

     store$spatialDE <- mod
     invisible(NULL)

   }
 
   basiliskRun(proc, imp, patch_tqdm, persist=TRUE)

 }