1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/astroid/util.py b/astroid/util.py
index 5c506b59..1111202f 100644
--- a/astroid/util.py
+++ b/astroid/util.py
@@ -8,10 +8,23 @@
 import sys
 import warnings
 
+import importlib
 import lazy_object_proxy
 import six
 
 
+def lazy_descriptor(obj):
+    class DescriptorProxy(lazy_object_proxy.Proxy):
+        def __get__(self, instance, owner=None):
+            return self.__class__.__get__(self, instance)
+    return DescriptorProxy(obj)
+
+
+def lazy_import(module_name):
+    return lazy_object_proxy.Proxy(
+        lambda: importlib.import_module('.' + module_name, 'astroid'))
+
+
 def reraise(exception):
     '''Reraises an exception with the traceback from the current exception
     block.'''