On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Steven Woody <narkewo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am a new leaner and I get a question: abs() is a member of > __builtin__ module, but why should I use abs() rather than > __builtin__.abs() ? Thanks.
To clarify, having __builtin__ is just the language's way of reifying the notion of "built-in functions" in the form of a special module. Cheers, Chris -- Follow the path of the Iguana... http://rebertia.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
