The namespace for builtin functions?

[Peter Hansen]

Blair Hall wrote:
> 
> Can anyone please tell me how to correctly use a built in function
> when there is a function of the same name in local scope?
> 
> Here is an example. Suppose the following is in myApply.py:
> 
> def apply(func,seq):
>      #
>      # Code can default to
>      # built-in definition in some cases:
>      return __builtins__.apply(func,seq)

Try this instead:

_builtin_apply = apply

def apply(func, seq):
    return _builtin_apply(func, seq)

But as Jay says, you're probably better off just not using
the same name...

-Peter