\section{\module{__builtin__} ---
         Built-in functions}

\declaremodule[builtin]{builtin}{__builtin__}
\modulesynopsis{The set of built-in functions.}


This module provides direct access to all `built-in' identifiers of
Python; e.g. \code{__builtin__.open} is the full name for the built-in
function \function{open()}.  See section \ref{built-in-funcs}, ``Built-in
Functions.''