Proposed PEP: Treating Builtins as Constants in the Standard Library

[Skip Montanaro]

    rh> Q. Why not make this a public module so that users can optimize
    rh>    builtins or builtins and globals in their own code?

    rh> A. The ASPN recipe [2]_ is provided for this purpose.  It takes a
    rh>    modicum of skill to use correctly and not inadvertently tranform
    rh>    a non-constant.

I thought one of the basic tenets of Python was "we're all adults here".
Programmers have unfettered access to the new module with which they can
wreak havoc.  I don't see this proposal as somehow any more dangerous.

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