[Baypiggies] Fwd: [Tutor] what.built-in

[jim stockford]

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> From: jim stockford <jim at well.com>
> Date: September 29, 2006 6:24:31 AM PDT
> To: tutor at python.org
> Subject: [Tutor] what.built-in
>
> from
> http://docs.python.org/lib/built-in-funcs.html
> some functions are always available--the built-in functions.
>
> (from elsewhere) everything in python is an object.
>
> --------------------
>
> hey, from abs() to zip() there's type() and super() and str()
> and setattr() and ... dir() and... they're the built-ins
>
> my question: what.abs()  what.zip() etc.?
>
> I think there must be a base object, a la java or Nextstep,
> that supports these functions. what is it?
>
> maybe it's not practical, but it's driving me nuts anyway.
> thanks in advance.
>
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