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author | Naomi Ceder <naomi.ceder@gmail.com> | 2017-05-22 21:09:55 (GMT) |
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committer | Mariatta <Mariatta@users.noreply.github.com> | 2017-05-22 21:09:55 (GMT) |
commit | 43c8a9e39bb2d4f25ed7ae17a55f34e375d1868b (patch) | |
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bpo-30372: Clarify that '__builtins__' is a CPython Implementation detail (GH-1725)
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diff --git a/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst b/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst index f0dbbd1..d08abdf 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst @@ -164,15 +164,6 @@ Builtins and restricted execution .. index:: pair: restricted; execution -The builtins namespace associated with the execution of a code block is actually -found by looking up the name ``__builtins__`` in its global namespace; this -should be a dictionary or a module (in the latter case the module's dictionary -is used). By default, when in the :mod:`__main__` module, ``__builtins__`` is -the built-in module :mod:`builtins`; when in any other module, -``__builtins__`` is an alias for the dictionary of the :mod:`builtins` module -itself. ``__builtins__`` can be set to a user-created dictionary to create a -weak form of restricted execution. - .. impl-detail:: Users should not touch ``__builtins__``; it is strictly an implementation @@ -180,6 +171,15 @@ weak form of restricted execution. :keyword:`import` the :mod:`builtins` module and modify its attributes appropriately. +The builtins namespace associated with the execution of a code block +is actually found by looking up the name ``__builtins__`` in its +global namespace; this should be a dictionary or a module (in the +latter case the module's dictionary is used). By default, when in the +:mod:`__main__` module, ``__builtins__`` is the built-in module +:mod:`builtins`; when in any other module, ``__builtins__`` is an +alias for the dictionary of the :mod:`builtins` module itself. + + .. _dynamic-features: Interaction with dynamic features |