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+# Licensed under the LGPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.en.html
+# For details: https://github.com/pylint-dev/astroid/blob/main/LICENSE
+# Copyright (c) https://github.com/pylint-dev/astroid/blob/main/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+"""Astroid hooks for understanding tensorflow's imports."""
+from astroid import MANAGER
+from astroid.exceptions import AstroidBuildingError
+
+
+def _tensorflow_fail_hook(modname: str):
+    parts = modname.split(".", 1)
+    fallbacks = ("python", "_api.v2")
+    if parts[0] == "tensorflow":
+        for fallback in fallbacks:
+            if parts[1].startswith(fallbacks):
+                continue
+            try:
+                return MANAGER.ast_from_module_name(f"tensorflow.{fallback}.{parts[1]}")
+            except AstroidBuildingError:
+                continue
+    raise AstroidBuildingError(modname=modname)
+
+
+MANAGER.register_failed_import_hook(_tensorflow_fail_hook)