-1 for this proposal from me. I use id some and therefore the change
would break some of my code. Breaking existing code without some
overwhelming reason is a very bad idea, in my opinion. The reason cited
here, that the name is so natural that one is tempted to use it, applies
to many builtins. Ever written dict = {} and then said to yourself, gee,
that isn't a very good idea? I have.
Besides that, the fact that an object has an identity, behaviors, and
data is primary. For teaching beginners id() is important.
Paul
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