Stop naming your Python files after builtins, please

I watched a new dev spend 3 hours in a meetup last Tuesday because they named their file list.py and everything broke silently. Anyone else see this bite someone in a beginner class, or is this just the top footgun we never talk about?

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michael5192d ago

Ngl 3 hours is rough but that's on them for not reading the error message, it's not some hidden trap. Calling it a top footgun feels like a stretch when most people hit this once and never again.

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