Commit 225b0554 authored by Berker Peksag's avatar Berker Peksag Committed by GitHub

bpo-22057: Clarify eval() documentation (GH-8812)

If a globals dictionary without a '__builtins__' key is passed to
eval(), a '__builtins__' key will be inserted to the dictionary:

    >>> eval("print('__builtins__' in globals())", {})
    True

(As a result of this behavior, we can use the builtins
print() and globals() even if we passed a dictionary without a
'__builtins__' key to eval().)
parent 77d57818
......@@ -435,8 +435,10 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
The *expression* argument is parsed and evaluated as a Python expression
(technically speaking, a condition list) using the *globals* and *locals*
dictionaries as global and local namespace. If the *globals* dictionary is
present and lacks '__builtins__', the current globals are copied into *globals*
before *expression* is parsed. This means that *expression* normally has full
present and does not contain a value for the key ``__builtins__``, a
reference to the dictionary of the built-in module :mod:`builtins` is
inserted under that key before *expression* is parsed.
This means that *expression* normally has full
access to the standard :mod:`builtins` module and restricted environments are
propagated. If the *locals* dictionary is omitted it defaults to the *globals*
dictionary. If both dictionaries are omitted, the expression is executed in the
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