[Python-Dev] towards a faster Python

[Neil Schemenauer]

Michael Hudson wrote:
> Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca> writes:
> 
> > I'm not sure how much resistance there would be in the community to
> > disallowing reassignment of builtin names though.  I don't think
> > I've ever reassigned a builtin name so I think it would be worth it.
> 
> I'm not sure quite what you mean here,

What I mean by reassigning builtins is:

    import __builtin__
    __builtin__.int = something


> but I had plenty of variables called `file' pre-2.2 (and probably
> still do).

That's fine and there will be no warning.

  Neil