> The real question seems to be whether __builtin__ should contain *all* > built-in types, including internal ones, or only those intended for > public use. Do you have an opinion about that, Guido? > > I suppose it's reasonable to put them all in __builtin__, since as you > say, they can be useful for type checking even if you can't or rarely > want to instantiate them yourself. That's where I stand, at about +0.5. I don't think it's super important that all builtins be particularly well-known or useful -- it's easy enough to have a section in the documentation for "lesser-known builtins". --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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