How to get back an overridden python built-in function?

Question

When I was exploring a solution for the StackOverflow problem, Python Use User Defined String Class, I came with this strange python behavior.

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Answer 1

Just delete the override:

del print

This deletes the name from the globals() dictionary, letting search fall back to the built-ins.

You can always refer directly to the built-in via the __builtin__ module as well:

import __builtin__

__builtin__.print('Printing with the original built-in')

In Python 3, the module has been renamed to builtins.