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Guido van Rossum5fdeeea1994-01-02 01:22:07 +00001\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{__builtin__}}
2\bimodindex{__builtin__}
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Guido van Rossum470be141995-03-17 16:07:09 +00004This module provides direct access to all `built-in' identifiers of
Guido van Rossum5fdeeea1994-01-02 01:22:07 +00005Python; e.g. \code{__builtin__.open} is the full name for the built-in
Guido van Rossum470be141995-03-17 16:07:09 +00006function \code{open}. See the section on Built-in Functions in the
7previous chapter.