[Python-Dev] towards a faster Python

[Guido van Rossum]

> Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
> > IOW:
> > 
> >   # module foo
> >   def open(): return ...
> > 
> > is fine, but
> > 
> >   import foo
> >   foo.open = 42
> > 
> > is not.
> 
> How about this:
> 
>   # module foo
>   def open(): ...
>   
>   # module bar
>   import foo
>   foo.open = 42
> 
> ?
> 
> (I would assume it to be ok, since the builtin name was already
> shadowed.)

Yes, this wouldn't break in any new ways due to the proposed
optimization, and you won't get the warning because it only warns
about inserting new names.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)