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Fred Drake3a0351c1998-04-04 07:23:21 +00001\section{Built-in Module \module{__builtin__}}
Guido van Rossume47da0a1997-07-17 16:34:52 +00002\label{module-builtin}
Guido van Rossum5fdeeea1994-01-02 01:22:07 +00003\bimodindex{__builtin__}
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Guido van Rossum470be141995-03-17 16:07:09 +00005This module provides direct access to all `built-in' identifiers of
Guido van Rossum5fdeeea1994-01-02 01:22:07 +00006Python; e.g. \code{__builtin__.open} is the full name for the built-in
Fred Drakebfc28bc1997-12-16 04:06:06 +00007function \code{open()}. See section \ref{built-in-funcs}, ``Built-in
8Functions.''