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

Adam Olsen rhamph at gmail.com
Wed Nov 28 19:46:33 CET 2007

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.

If not that I suggest something like inject_builtins. 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.)

[1] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2007-November/001250.html

-- Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus

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