Steven Woody wrote:
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:42 PM, James Stroud <jstr...@mbi.ucla.edu> wrote:
py> import __builtin__
py> __builtin__.abs is abs
True
Does that mean someone did 'import * from __builtin__' when python startup?
In terms of the exact implementation of the cPython interpreter, I don't
know. But the interpreter behaves as if someone did just that. So there
is nothing wrong with thinking of it this way if it helps you understand
the interpreter.
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