Christian Heimes schrieb: > I'm sending this mail to Python-dev in the hope to reach more developers. > > GvR likes to rename the __builtin__ to reduce confusing between > __builtin__ and __builtins__. He wanted to start a poll on the new name > but apparently he forgot. > >>From http://bugs.python.org/issue1498 > --- > In http://bugs.python.org/issue1774369 I mentioned that I wanted to > rename __builtins__ to __rootns__. Though right now I think something > longer and less cryptic might be better. The reason is to avoid for > once and for all the confusion between __builtin__, which is a module, > and __builtins__, a feature mainly used by sandboxing to pass the set of > builtins to be used via the global namespace. This lay at the heart of > the referenced bug. > > I'm still in favor of this but haven't had the time to investigate how > much work it would be. > [...] > OK, then we need to agree on a new name. I find __root__ too short, > __rootns__ too cryptic, and __root_namespace__ too long. :-) What else > have we got? > --- > > What name do you prefer? I'm +1 with Raymond on __root__ but I'm still > open for better suggestions.
FWIW, +1 for __root__ too. Georg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
