[Python-Dev] Can/should built-in functions get __get__?

[Fredrik Lundh]

Terry Reedy wrote:

> In particular, built-in functions, in spite of of being labeled 
> 'builtin_function_or_method', are not usable as methods because they 
> lack the __get__ method needed to bind function to instance.

They're not usable as Python-level instance methods, but they're 
definitely usable as methods, since they're used to implement methods 
for built-in types.

I'm probably missing something, but I don't think there's a convenient 
method to get the internal function from a built-in type.  However, you 
can find traces of them here and there:

 >>> "".upper.hello
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute 'hello'
 >>> "".upper.__call__
<method-wrapper '__call__' of builtin_function_or_method object at 
0x00C06260>

etc.

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