Bugs item #1118977, was opened at 2005-02-09 00:42 Message generated for change (Settings changed) made by loewis You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1118977&group_id=5470
Category: None Group: None >Status: Closed >Resolution: Invalid Priority: 5 Submitted By: Barry Alan Scott (barry-scott) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: builtin file() vanishes Initial Comment: The attached files reproduce a wierd problem where by the builtin file() function completely vanishes from python. Notice that __builtin__ changes type from module to dict. In the attached tar files find: manufacture - main program bob.py - module a.a - file to open Untar and run: python manufacture Notice that file()is no ware to be found in side of bob.py This runs the same on all 2.3 and 2.4 on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) Date: 2005-02-10 01:02 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=21627 As Tim says, __builtins__ is a dictionary sometimes. Therefore, it is no surprise that __builtins__.file does not exist - dictionaries don't have a file attribute. As this is apparently what you meant when you said that file() "vanishes", I'm closing the report as invalid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one) Date: 2005-02-09 04:51 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=31435 No, __builtins__ (note the trailing 's') changes type from module to module, not __builtin__. __builtins__ is an implementation detail, and you shouldn't use it at all. __builtin__ (no trailing 's') is a built-in module, and you're free to use that, but then you have to import it explicitly: import __builtin__ __builtin__.file There's more in the Language (not Library) reference manual, in the section "Naming and Binding". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1118977&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
