On Dec 2, 2007 7:40 AM, Nick Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just for the record, I also like the idea of __builtins__ being a magic > alias for the boringly-but-practically named builtins module.
[Imagine me jumping up and down and screaming at the top of my lungs out of frustration:] BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS! IT'S A HOOK FOR SANDBOXING! YOU SHOULD NEVER BE USING __builtins__ DIRECTLY EXCEPT WHEN CONTROLLING THE SET OF BUILTINS AVAILABLE TO UNTRUSTED CODE! -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
