Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!cs.uu.nl!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; '(except': 0.05; 'attributes': 0.05; 'warnings': 0.05; 'builtins': 0.07; 'function,': 0.07; 'names.': 0.07; 'raised': 0.07; 'subject:when': 0.07; 'terry': 0.07; 'builtin': 0.09; 'question:': 0.09; "'open": 0.16; 'otoh,': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'subject:builtin': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'jan': 0.19; 'to:2**1': 0.20; 'seems': 0.20; 'suggest': 0.20; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; "shouldn't": 0.23; 'asked': 0.23; 'pm,': 0.24; 'variable': 0.24; 'posted': 0.26; 'import': 0.28; 'zero.': 0.30; 'modules': 0.31; 'subject:?': 0.31; 'list': 0.32; "isn't": 0.33; 'there': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'someone': 0.34; 'all.': 0.34; 'pretty': 0.35; 'anything': 0.36; 'question': 0.36; 'issue': 0.36; 'response': 0.37; 'using': 0.37; 'run': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'open': 0.37; 'think': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'accepted': 0.38; 'should': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'define': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'special': 0.67; 'received:209.167': 0.84; 'specific,': 0.84 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Subject: RE: Why no warnings when re-assigning builtin names? X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:30:14 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Why no warnings when re-assigning builtin names? Thread-Index: Acxc4cvdJG0f3sdKRsmPh5Kp49MatQ== References: <4e49c89a$0$30001$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com><4e49fcd7$0$29974$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> From: "Gerrat Rickert" To: "Terry Reedy" , X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 23 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1313587823 news.xs4all.nl 23875 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:38831 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:11684 PiBPbiA4LzE2LzIwMTEgNzoyOSBQTSwgVGVycnkgUmVlZHkgd3JvdGU6DQo+IA0KPiBPbiA4LzE2 LzIwMTEgMToxNSBQTSwgR2VycmF0IFJpY2tlcnQgd3JvdGU6DQo+IA0KPiA+IEkgdGhpbmsgdGhh dCBiZXN0IHByYWN0aWNlcyB3b3VsZCBzdWdnZXN0IHRoYXQgb25lIHNob3VsZG4ndCB1c2UNCj4g PiB2YXJpYWJsZQ0KPiA+IG5hbWVzIHRoYXQgc2hhZG93IGJ1aWx0aW5zIChleGNlcHQgaW4gc3Bl Y2lmaWMsIHNwZWNpYWwNCj4gY2lyY3Vtc3RhbmNlcyksDQo+ID4gc28gSSBkb24ndCByZWFsbHkg dGhpbmsgdGhpcyB3b3VsZCBiZSBhbiBhbm5veWFuY2UgYXQgYWxsLiAgVGhlDQo+IG51bWJlcg0K PiA+IG9mDQo+ID4gKnVud2FudGVkKiB3YXJuaW5ncyB0aGV5J2QgZ2V0IHdvdWxkIGJlIHByZXR0 eSBjbG9zZSB0byB6ZXJvLiAgT1RPSCwNCj4gaW4NCj4gPiByZXNwb25zZSB0byBhIHF1ZXN0aW9u IEkgYXNrZWQgb24gU3RhY2tPdmVyZmxvdywgc29tZW9uZSBwb3N0ZWQgYQ0KPiBsYXJnZQ0KPiA+ IGxpc3Qgb2YgdGltZXMgd2hlcmUgdGhpcyBpc24ndCBmb2xsb3dlZCBpbiB0aGUgc3RkIGxpYiwg c28gdGhlcmUNCj4gc2VlbXMNCj4gPiB0byBiZSBhIHByZWNlZGVudCBmb3IganVzdCB1c2luZyB0 aGUgYnVpbHRpbiBuYW1lcyBmb3IgYW55dGhpbmcNCj4gPiBvbmUgZmVlbHMgbGlrZSBhdCB0aGUg dGltZS4NCj4gDQo+IElmIHlvdSBydW4gYWNyb3NzIHRoYXQgYWdhaW4gYW5kIGVtYWlsIG1lIHRo ZSBsaW5rLCBJIHdpbGwgdGFrZSBhIGxvb2sNCj4gYW5kIHNlZSBpZiBJIHRoaW5rIHRoZSBpc3N1 ZSBzaG91bGQgYmUgcmFpc2VkIG9uIHB5ZGV2LiBPZiBjb3Vyc2UsIHNvbWUNCj4gbW9kdWxlcyAq aW50ZW50aW9uYWxseSogZGVmaW5lIGFuIG9wZW4gZnVuY3Rpb24sIGludGVuZGVkIHRvIGJlDQo+ IGFjY2Vzc2VkDQo+IGFzICdtb2Qub3BlbicgYW5kIG5vdCBhcyAnZnJvbSBtb2QgaW1wb3J0ICo7 IG9wZW4nLiBBbHNvLA0KPiBjbGFzcy9pbnN0YW5jZQ0KPiBhdHRyaWJ1dGVzIGNhbiBhbHNvIHJl dXNlIGJ1aWx0aW4gbmFtZXMuIEJ1dCAnb3BlbiA9IDxUcnVlL0ZhbHNlPicNCj4gd291bGQNCj4g YmUgYmFkLg0KPiANCj4gDQo+IC0tDQo+IFRlcnJ5IEphbiBSZWVkeQ0KPiANCg0KU2VlIHRoZSBh Y2NlcHRlZCBhbnN3ZXIgdG8gdGhpcyBxdWVzdGlvbjoNCmh0dHA6Ly9zdGFja292ZXJmbG93LmNv bS9xdWVzdGlvbnMvNzA3OTUxOS9pcy10aGVyZS1weXRob24tY29kZS1pbi10aGUtcHl0aG9uLXN0 YW5kYXJkLWxpYnJhcnktdGhhdC11c2VzLXZhcmlhYmxlLW5hbWVzLXRoYXQNCg0K