overriding built-ins

[Gerrit Holl]

dan wrote:
> 1) Is it possible (without recompiling and changing the core Python
> behavior) to write functions that utilize the same syntax as built-in
> functions?  IE, can I create a function that does this:
> 
> >>>printCaps "hello"          #note no parentheses
> HELLO

No. This is not possible.

> 2) Is it possible to do this with the built-in keywords themselves, ie
> override functions such as print?

print is a statement, not a function. Builtin functions can be overwritten.
Statements cannot be overwritten. You can override functions like len, map,
etc. though, but it is not recommended.

Gerrit.

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