11 files changed, 45 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_array_object.py b/numpy/_array_api/_array_object.py
index 371361de9..4b11a0ca0 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_array_object.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_array_object.py
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import operator
 from enum import IntEnum
-from ._types import Optional, PyCapsule, Tuple, Union, array
 from ._creation_functions import asarray
 from ._dtypes import _boolean_dtypes, _integer_dtypes
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Optional, PyCapsule, Tuple, Union, array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 class ndarray:
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_creation_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_creation_functions.py
index cee379f59..e9ef983fd 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_creation_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_creation_functions.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import (Optional, SupportsDLPack, SupportsBufferProtocol, Tuple,
-                     Union, array, device, dtype)
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import (Optional, SupportsDLPack, SupportsBufferProtocol, Tuple,
+                         Union, array, device, dtype)
 from ._dtypes import _all_dtypes
 
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_data_type_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_data_type_functions.py
index 9e4dcba95..0488ba915 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_data_type_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_data_type_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import Union, array, dtype
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Union, array, dtype
+
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_elementwise_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_elementwise_functions.py
index 9efe17e83..cd2e8661f 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_elementwise_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_elementwise_functions.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from ._dtypes import (_boolean_dtypes, _floating_dtypes,
                       _integer_dtypes, _integer_or_boolean_dtypes, _numeric_dtypes)
-from ._types import array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 def abs(x: array, /) -> array:
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_linear_algebra_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_linear_algebra_functions.py
index 95ed00fd5..f57fe292a 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_linear_algebra_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_linear_algebra_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union, array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union, array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 # def cholesky():
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_manipulation_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_manipulation_functions.py
index 1631a924f..4e5ca0728 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_manipulation_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_manipulation_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import Optional, Tuple, Union, array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Optional, Tuple, Union, array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 def concat(arrays: Tuple[array], /, *, axis: Optional[int] = 0) -> array:
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_searching_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_searching_functions.py
index 44e5b2775..9a5d583bc 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_searching_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_searching_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import Tuple, array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Tuple, array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 def argmax(x: array, /, *, axis: int = None, keepdims: bool = False) -> array:
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_set_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_set_functions.py
index f5cd6d324..025a27d80 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_set_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_set_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import Tuple, Union, array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Tuple, Union, array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 def unique(x: array, /, *, return_counts: bool = False, return_index: bool = False, return_inverse: bool = False) -> Union[array, Tuple[array, ...]]:
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_sorting_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_sorting_functions.py
index 2e054b03a..6e87bd90e 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_sorting_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_sorting_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 def argsort(x: array, /, *, axis: int = -1, descending: bool = False, stable: bool = True) -> array:
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_statistical_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_statistical_functions.py
index fa3551248..26afd7354 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_statistical_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_statistical_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import Optional, Tuple, Union, array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Optional, Tuple, Union, array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 def max(x: array, /, *, axis: Optional[Union[int, Tuple[int, ...]]] = None, keepdims: bool = False) -> array:
diff --git a/numpy/_array_api/_utility_functions.py b/numpy/_array_api/_utility_functions.py
index c4721ad7e..e280b5785 100644
--- a/numpy/_array_api/_utility_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/_array_api/_utility_functions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ._types import Optional, Tuple, Union, array
 from ._array_object import ndarray
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._types import Optional, Tuple, Union, array
+
 import numpy as np
 
 def all(x: array, /, *, axis: Optional[Union[int, Tuple[int, ...]]] = None, keepdims: bool = False) -> array: