Python built-ins worth learning (2019)

Re:Python built-ins worth learning (2019) by efrank02 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @10:02PM (#30622767)

partial() is really useful and often overlooked

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Re:Python built-ins worth learning (2019) by teddyh on Thursday March 10, 2022 @02:34AM (#30624176)

But it’s not a builtin. partial() is in the functools module.

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Re:Python built-ins worth learning (2019) by alanwreath on Thursday March 10, 2022 @11:18AM (#30628609)

I’m confused on this point, isn’t functools part of the standard library? Or has this changed?

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Re:Python built-ins worth learning (2019) by mixmastamyk on Thursday March 10, 2022 @12:07PM (#30629299)

Built-ins are available without import. Stdlib are available without separate install.

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Re:Python built-ins worth learning (2019) by selcuka on Thursday March 10, 2022 @08:29PM (#30635071)

> Built-ins are available without import.

That distinction is a bit muddy:

    >>> import os
    >>> type(os.scandir)
    <class 'builtin_function_or_method'>

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