[Python-Dev] Python 2.1 PEPs

[Thomas Wouters]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 10:28:15AM -0700, Paul Prescod wrote:

> All it would take now is
> 
> class help:
>    def __repr__(self):
>       import pydoc
>       __builtins__.help = pydoc.help
>       repr(__builtins__.help)

> But hindsight is 20/20.

You realize this isn't going to work, right ? The 'help' class will shadow
the 'help' builtin.

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Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>

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