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FWIW, I don't think we should separate built-in types from built-in functions. Tools like str(x) and int(x) are frequently used as if there were functions. Tools like iter(x) and open(x) could be viewed as constructors. Tools like type(x) are both a function (the one-variable form) and a class constructor (the three variable form).
For the most part, I don't think the distinction is meaningful or helpful.
As a reference point, authors of Python books have avoided making a distinction and have favored the alphabetical ordering we have now (which has the virtue of making functions easy to find).
If you feel a need to provide groups of related functions, please do so in an addenda to the core function reference. |
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2014-04-05 20:52:09 | rhettinger | set | recipients:
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