[Python-Dev] Convention on functions that shadow existing stdlib functions

[Terry Reedy]

On 7/29/2011 11:25 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
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> We have lots of internal APIs which are not documented, though.

They are generally used only within the module itself as helper 
functions. So one only needs to even know about them when looking at the 
module code.

> And test.support *is* for internal use.

No, the stuff in there is *not* for internal use within the module but 
for external use is possiby every test module.

Terry J. Reedy