Are the python built-in methods available in an alternative namespace anywhere?

Question

Are the python built-in methods available to reference in a package somewhere?

Let me explain. In my early(ier) days of python I made a django model similar to this

Answer 1

Use builtins, or __builtin__ if you're on Python 2.

def open():
    pass

import __builtin__

print open
print __builtin__.open

This gives you: