[issue40970] Error in Python Datamodel Documentation

2020-06-13 Thread Christopher Yeh
Christopher Yeh added the comment: I understand the two uses of the phrase "built-in": 1) to refer to things included with the Python interpreter (e.g. modules in sys.builtin_module_names, and built-in functions like len() and ord()) 2) to refer to things included with Pytho

[issue40970] Error in Python Datamodel Documentation

2020-06-13 Thread Christopher Yeh
Christopher Yeh added the comment: Here's the output from my terminal comparing the `math` standard library module (not always built-in) against the `sys` standard library module (always built-in). On Windows 10 x64, WSL 1, Ubuntu 18.04.02 LTS, Python 3.7.7 installed via conda: math i

[issue40970] Error in Python Datamodel Documentation

2020-06-13 Thread Christopher Yeh
New submission from Christopher Yeh : The documentation says the following: > A built-in function object is a wrapper around a C function. Examples of > built-in functions are `len` and `math.sin` (`math` is a standard built-in > module). However, `math` is not always a built-in m