Raymond Hettinger added the comment: FWIW, I don't think we should separate built-in types from built-in functions. Tools like str(x) and int(x) are frequently used as if there were functions. Tools like iter(x) and open(x) could be viewed as constructors. Tools like type(x) are both a function (the one-variable form) and a class constructor (the three variable form).
For the most part, I don't think the distinction is meaningful or helpful. As a reference point, authors of Python books have avoided making a distinction and have favored the alphabetical ordering we have now (which has the virtue of making functions easy to find). If you feel a need to provide groups of related functions, please do so in an addenda to the core function reference. ---------- nosy: +rhettinger _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue16927> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
