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Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 22:56:41 -0700
From: Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu>
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On 05/27/2015 10:29 PM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>:
>
>> It seems the existing =E2=80=98open=E2=80=99 implementation doesn't al=
low you to
>> override the type of object returned.
> The question is, can you assign to the builtin namespace. I'm guessing
> you can't.

Of course you can.

Python2:
 >>> __builtins__.open =3D "whatever"
 >>>

Python3:
 >>> import builtins
 >>> builtins.open =3D "whatever"
 >>>

Of course doing so is like shooting yourself in the foot:  Any=20
subsequent pain is your own fault and probably well deserved.

Gary Herron



>
> Within a module, you can simply do:
>
>     open =3D MyFile
>
> Also, in other modules, you can:
>
>     from myfile import open
>
>
> Marko


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Dr. Gary Herron
Department of Computer Science
DigiPen Institute of Technology
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