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authorVictor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>2012-04-18 22:57:45 (GMT)
committerVictor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>2012-04-18 22:57:45 (GMT)
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Issue #14385: Support other types than dict for __builtins__
It is now possible to use a custom type for the __builtins__ namespace, instead of a dict. It can be used for sandboxing for example. Raise also a NameError instead of ImportError if __build_class__ name if not found in __builtins__.
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@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 3?
Core and Builtins
-----------------
+- Issue #14385: It is now possible to use a custom type for the __builtins__
+ namespace, instead of a dict. It can be used for sandboxing for example.
+ Raise also a NameError instead of ImportError if __build_class__ name if not
+ found in __builtins__.
+
- Issue #12599: Be more strict in accepting None compared to a false-like
object for importlib.util.module_for_loader and
importlib.machinery.PathFinder.