[Python-Dev] Re: let's not stretch a keyword's use unreasonably, _please_...

[Barry Warsaw]

On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 01:51, Terry Reedy wrote:

> So I really *don't* need global.  Perhaps a new builtin
> 
> def me():
>   import sys
>   return sys.modules[__name__]

+1, or just "import __me__"

I've often wanted a convenient way to get a hold of the current module
object.  I use something like def me(), but it's a bit ugly and magical
looking.

-Barry

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