Turning String into Numerical Equation

[Steven Bethard]

Giovanni Bajo wrote:
> In fact, the documentation for eval() could be improved to explain the benefits
> of setting __builtins__ in the globals.

Well, if you think you're pretty clear on what's happening, a patch is 
always appreciated. =)  I have a feeling that the docs are at least 
partially vague because no one actually wants to advertise the 
restricted execution features[1] since no one can guarantee that they're 
really secure...

STeVe

[1] Guido say as much 
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-December/031234.html