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I wanted to know how the max() builtin function works. So I tried to read the source code at svn.python.org, but I couldn't find the __builtin__ module. It should be in __builtin__.py, right?

Can somebody tell me where to find the source code for this module? Is this available in ubuntu linux (which has the 2.6 version)?

Python development moved from svn to hg a couple of years ago. The Python source repos at svn.python.org are out-of-date. Use hg.python.org as noted above. — Ned Deily
– Ned Deily, Commented Nov 16, 2012 at 7:01
possible duplicate of Finding the source code for built-in Python functions? — Mogsdad
– Mogsdad, Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 2:07

cdhowie · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-16 06:51:05Z

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__builtin__ as its name implies, refers to the special module containing functions and classes built in to the language itself. The implementation of these functions is in C, not Python. (Specifically, in the bltinmodule.c source file.)

answered Nov 16, 2012 at 6:51

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David Robinson Over a year ago

See the "builtin_max" function

Eryk Sun Over a year ago

Here's the link to builtin_max in the 2.6.8 hg repo. min_max starts at line 1336.

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