fixed _API_TIMEOUT circular import error

src/cript/api/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,3 @@
 from cript.api.api import API
 from cript.api.valid_search_modes import SearchModes
 from cript.api.vocabulary_categories import VocabCategories
-
-# Default maximum seconds for all requests to the backend
-_API_TIMEOUT = 25

src/cript/api/api.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import requests
 from beartype import beartype
 
-from cript.api import _API_TIMEOUT
+from cript.api.api_config import _API_TIMEOUT
 from cript.api.exceptions import (
     CRIPTAPIRequiredError,
     CRIPTAPISaveError,

src/cript/api/api_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+# API Configuration Constants
+
+This module contains configuration constants for the API client.
+These constants are used to customize various aspects of the API requests and behavior.
+"""
+
+# Default maximum time in seconds for all API requests to wait for a response from the backend
+_API_TIMEOUT = 25

src/cript/api/paginator.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import requests
 from beartype import beartype
 
-from cript.api import _API_TIMEOUT
+from cript.api.api_config import _API_TIMEOUT
 
 
 class Paginator:

src/cript/api/utils/web_file_downloader.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from cript.api import _API_TIMEOUT
+from cript.api.api_config import _API_TIMEOUT
 
 
 def download_file_from_url(url: str, destination_path: Union[str, Path]) -> None: