[Python-Dev] [poll] New name for builtins (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Wed Nov 28 19:50:33 CET 2007

On Nov 28, 2007 10:46 AM, Adam Olsen <rhamph at gmail.com> wrote:

On Nov 28, 2007 8:20 AM, Christian Heimes <lists at cheimes.de> wrote: > I'm sending this mail to Python-dev in the hope to reach more developers. > > GvR likes to rename the builtin to reduce confusing between > builtin and builtins. He wanted to start a poll on the new name > but apparently he forgot.

In a recent thread on python-ideas[1] it was suggested that builtins be added as an argument to eval and exec. I'd prefer to do that and eliminate the name altogether. [1] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2007-November/001250.html

You can do that but the special entry in globals is still required in order to pass it on to all scopes that need it.

If not that I suggest something like injectbuiltins. This implies it's a command to eval/exec, and doesn't necessarily reflect your current builtins (which are canonically accessible as an attribute of your frame.)

You're misunderstanding the reason why builtins exists at all. It is used everywhere as the root namespace, not just as a special case to inject different builtins.

ATM I'm torn between root and python.

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