# /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/aliases.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/aliases.py import encodings.aliases # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/aliases.pyc # /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/utf_8.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/utf_8.py import encodings.utf_8 # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/utf_8.pyc Python 2.4.3 (#1, Aug 10 2006, 06:17:21) [GCC 3.4.4 (Gentoo 3.4.4-r1, ssp-3.4.4-1.0, pie-8.7.8)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. dlopen("/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/readline.so", 2); import readline # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/readline.so >>> str('bb') 'bb' >>> str='bb' >>> str('bb') Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in ? TypeError: 'str' object is not callable >>>