\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{__builtin__}}
\label{module-builtin}
\bimodindex{__builtin__}

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 \code{open}.  See the section on Built-in Functions in the
previous chapter.