[Python-Dev] [poll] New name for __builtins__

Nicko van Someren nicko at nicko.org
Fri Nov 30 23:17:18 CET 2007


On 29 Nov 2007, at 14:06, Isaac Morland wrote:
>
> I wonder how much you could sell the naming rights for?  i.e. call it
> __[name of sponsor]__.  Python's pretty popular, such advertising  
> should
> be worth something....

I'm sorry, but if you call it __Microsoft_Office_2007__ I shall never  
write a program that uses what we now call __builtins__ ever again!

> PS: I actually do like __universal__.

Me too.

+1 for __universal__

	Nicko



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