Zachary Ware added the comment: Each of those items is added to builtins by site.py, which I believe is not imported by default by the embeddable distribution. I didn't immediately find that fact mentioned in the docs, though. Also note that the embeddable distribution isn't really meant for regular usage, it's meant for embedding :). While this is definitely worth some clarification in the docs, it's not a high-priority issue. +Ethan Smith from #28903. ---------- nosy: +Ethan Smith stage: -> needs patch title: Embedded Release interactive mode documentation -> Windows: document that site is not imported by default by embeddable distribution _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue28901> _______________________________________