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Kang San Lee
Kang San Lee

Reputation: 382

why numpy.array is built-in?

According to https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html, the "built-in function" means a python-innate function such as print or sum.

However, type(numpy.array) results in builtin_function_or_method even though the numpy module is not python-innate.

Why does it happen?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 260

Answers (1)

Chris
Chris

Reputation: 29742

Because builtin_function_or_method is not really testing if it is a built in (which is rather a bit ambiguous term). Rather, it tests if a function or method was written in C.

From the official document:

types.BuiltinFunctionType

types.BuiltinMethodType

The type of built-in functions like len() or sys.exit(), and methods of built-in classes. (Here, the term “built-in” means “written in C”.)

Upvotes: 5

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