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[Python-Dev] [poll] New name for __builtins__

Steven Bethard steven.bethard at gmail.com
Thu Nov 29 07:29:08 CET 2007 
On Nov 28, 2007 10:11 PM, Ron Adam <rrr at ronadam.com> wrote:
> Keeping __root__ relatively short has the benefit of being able to easily
> use "__root__.name" in the case where "name" was/is used in the local
> scope.  I don't see any reason to make it harder.  There might even be a
> use case for using all explicit __root__ references.

Isn't this an explicit non-goal?  We're talking about __builtins__,
the implementation hack, not __builtin__ the module-like object you're
supposed to use if you want to do things like __builtin__.open.

STeVe
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