In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sebastien Douche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I use this thread to asking on python conception : why python have so >many builtins ? >I cannot understand why we use a builtins for open a file. Is it a old >decision ? If anyone have a pointer of this or can explain me.
One of the primary goals for Python is to make it easy to use for new programmers. Particularly for sysadmins, opening a file for reading and writing is considered such a basic task that it's part of the builtins. There are some builtins slated for removal in Python 3.0 (e.g. apply(), which is superseded by *args/**kwargs being allows on the calling side). -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
