changelog entry

.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20250725-140005.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Lazy import of include.jsonschemas to avoid local ModuleNotFoundError issues
+time: 2025-07-25T14:00:05.396192-04:00
+custom:
+    Author: michelleark
+    Issue: "11862"

core/dbt/jsonschemas.py

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from jsonschema._keywords import type as type_rule
 from jsonschema.validators import Draft7Validator, extend
 
 from dbt import deprecations
-from dbt.include.jsonschemas import JSONSCHEMAS_PATH
 from dbt_common.context import get_invocation_context
 
 _PROJECT_SCHEMA: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@ _HIERARCHICAL_CONFIG_KEYS = {
 
 def load_json_from_package(jsonschema_type: str, filename: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """Loads a JSON file from within a package."""
+    # Lazy import to avoid ModuleNotFoundError
+    from dbt.include.jsonschemas import JSONSCHEMAS_PATH
 
     path = Path(JSONSCHEMAS_PATH).joinpath(jsonschema_type, filename)
     data = path.read_bytes()