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56 | 3.32 <tt class="module">__builtin__</tt> -- | |
57 | Built-in objects</A> | |
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61 | <A NAME="module-builtin"></A> | |
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64 | This module provides direct access to all `built-in' identifiers of | |
65 | Python; for example, <code>__builtin__.open</code> is the full name for the | |
66 | built-in function <tt class="function">open()</tt>. See chapter <A href="builtin.html#builtin">2</A>, | |
67 | ``Built-in Objects.'' | |
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70 | This module is not normally accessed explicitly by most applications, | |
71 | but can be useful in modules that provide objects with the same name | |
72 | as a built-in value, but in which the built-in of that name is also | |
73 | needed. For example, in a module that wants to implement an | |
74 | <tt class="function">open()</tt> function that wraps the built-in <tt class="function">open()</tt>, | |
75 | this module can be used directly: | |
76 | ||
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78 | <div class="verbatim"><pre> | |
79 | import __builtin__ | |
80 | ||
81 | def open(path): | |
82 | f = __builtin__.open(path, 'r') | |
83 | return UpperCaser(f) | |
84 | ||
85 | class UpperCaser: | |
86 | '''Wrapper around a file that converts output to upper-case.''' | |
87 | ||
88 | def __init__(self, f): | |
89 | self._f = f | |
90 | ||
91 | def read(self, count=-1): | |
92 | return self._f.read(count).upper() | |
93 | ||
94 | # ... | |
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98 | As an implementation detail, most modules have the name | |
99 | <code>__builtins__</code> (note the "<tt class="character">s</tt>") made available as part of | |
100 | their globals. The value of <code>__builtins__</code> is normally either | |
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