[Python-Dev] [PEP 3148] futures - execute computations asynchronously

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    Ben> Has anyone in this very long thread raised the issue that Python
    Ben> *already* uses this term for the name of a module with a totally
    Ben> unrelated purpose; the ‘__future__’ pseudo-module?

Yes, it's already come up.  While not quite the same it does remind me of
the __builtin__/__builtins__ confusion.

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