Friðrik Már Jónsson wrote: > Hi Rhodri, > >> It's only really a pitfall if you try to use the built-in after you've >> redefined it. That's the thing to keep an eye open for. > > You're right, but in cases where you're editing a codebase which you > didn't author entirely by yourself you may not be aware of that. > > That said, if the codebase you're working on is structured (short, > concise methods) you should be working with small, consumable scopes you > can inhale in entirety before modifying. > > Regards, > Friðrik Már
But if you are responsible for a large codebase that you don't write yourself, it is doubtful that you're a real newbie. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
