Built-in Functions
This section documents the Python
functions available in module __builtin__
in
alphabetical order. Note that the names of these built-ins are not
reserved words. Thus, your program can bind for its own purposes, in
local or global scope, an identifier that has the same name as a
built-in function. Names bound in local or global scope have priority
over names bound in built-in scope, so local and global names hide
built-in ones. You can also rebind names in built-in scope, as
covered in Chapter 7. You should avoid hiding
built-ins that your code might need.
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