[erlang-questions] Why do we need modules at all?

[Masklinn]

On 2011-05-24, at 13:19 , Tim Watson wrote:
> In the languages that do mess with names (python […]

As far as I know, Python never "messes with names" unless asked explicitly via the "__" prefix, which is rarely used and generally only there to avoid naming conflicts in inheritance cases.

Do you have instances, besides this quite explicit one, where Python performs any name mangling?