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Fred Drake3a0351c1998-04-04 07:23:21 +00001\section{Built-in Module \module{__builtin__}}
Fred Drakeb91e9341998-07-23 17:59:49 +00002\declaremodule[builtin]{builtin}{__builtin__}
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4\modulesynopsis{The set of built-in functions.}
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Guido van Rossum5fdeeea1994-01-02 01:22:07 +00006
Guido van Rossum470be141995-03-17 16:07:09 +00007This module provides direct access to all `built-in' identifiers of
Guido van Rossum5fdeeea1994-01-02 01:22:07 +00008Python; e.g. \code{__builtin__.open} is the full name for the built-in
Fred Drakebfc28bc1997-12-16 04:06:06 +00009function \code{open()}. See section \ref{built-in-funcs}, ``Built-in
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