Hello all, Say I have the following module
# amodule.py print __builtins__ # end of module Then I have the following little helper script: # helper.py import amodule # end of helper script Now, I do this at the command line: python amodule.py And I get the following output: <module '__builtin__' (built-in)> Which is good. Now, I do this: python helper.py and I get the following output: {'IndexError': <type 'exceptions.IndexError'>, 'all;: ... [etc] I.e.: __builtins__ is a dict when referenced in an imported module, but in *the exact same code*, when executed as a script, it becomes a module! Is this a bug? In other words, what is the good of this? For the purposes of argument, the bad of this is the behavior above. I'm guessing its a bug. James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list