diff --git a/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js b/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js
index 112b4d634fa..cdb531914c9 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/src/js/favorite_menu.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var Context = require('web.Context');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var Domain = require('web.Domain');
 var FavoriteMenu = require('web.FavoriteMenu');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 
 var _t = core._t;
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ FavoriteMenu.include({
         });
 
         context.add({
-            group_by: pyeval.eval('groupbys', search_data.groupbys || [])
+            group_by: pyUtils.eval('groupbys', search_data.groupbys || [])
         });
         // AAB: trigger_up an event that will be intercepted by the controller,
         // as soon as the controller is the parent of the control panel
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ FavoriteMenu.include({
         var currentAction = am.getCurrentAction();
         var controller = am.getCurrentController();
         context.add(controller.widget.getContext());
-        var c = pyeval.eval('context', context);
+        var c = pyUtils.eval('context', context);
         for (var k in c) {
             if (c.hasOwnProperty(k) && /^search_default_/.test(k)) {
                 delete c[k];
diff --git a/addons/google_spreadsheet/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/google_spreadsheet/static/src/js/search.js
index 20b7c804f33..2177407520b 100644
--- a/addons/google_spreadsheet/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/google_spreadsheet/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var core = require('web.core');
 var data = require('web.data');
 var Domain = require('web.Domain');
 var FavoriteMenu = require('web.FavoriteMenu');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ FavoriteMenu.include({
             list_view = _.findWhere(controller.widget.actionViews, {type: 'list'}),
             list_view_id = list_view ? list_view.viewID : false,
             domain = [],
-            groupbys = pyeval.eval('groupbys', sv_data.groupbys).join(" "),
+            groupbys = pyUtils.eval('groupbys', sv_data.groupbys).join(" "),
             ds = new data.DataSet(this, 'google.drive.config');
 
         _.each(sv_data.domains, function (d) {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js
index ba0ad31a849..47af7ca3f08 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var core = require('web.core');
 var data = require('web.data');
 var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
 var dom = require('web.dom');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var SearchView = require('web.SearchView');
 var session = require('web.session');
 
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ var Discuss = AbstractAction.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
     _onSearch: function (ev) {
         ev.stopPropagation();
         var session = this.getSession();
-        var result = pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: ev.data.domains,
             contexts: [session.user_context],
         });
diff --git a/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/js/timesheet_plan.js b/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/js/timesheet_plan.js
index 6596bd4ea88..afebfac23fe 100644
--- a/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/js/timesheet_plan.js
+++ b/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/js/timesheet_plan.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var AbstractAction = require('web.AbstractAction');
 var ControlPanelMixin = require('web.ControlPanelMixin');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var data = require('web.data');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var SearchView = require('web.SearchView');
 
 var _t = core._t;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ var ProjectPlan = AbstractAction.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
         event.stopPropagation();
         var session = this.getSession();
         // group by are disabled, so we don't take care of them
-        var result = pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: event.data.domains,
             contexts: [session.user_context].concat(event.data.contexts)
         });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/_deprecated/data.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/_deprecated/data.js
index eb70f330076..fd19ff61af7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/_deprecated/data.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/_deprecated/data.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var concurrency = require('web.concurrency');
 var mixins = require('web.mixins');
 var session = require('web.session');
 var translation = require('web.translation');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 
 var _t = translation._t;
 
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ var Query = Class.extend({
         return session.rpc('/web/dataset/search_read', {
             model: this._model.name,
             fields: this._fields || false,
-            domain: pyeval.eval('domains',
+            domain: pyUtils.eval('domains',
                     [this._model.domain(this._filter)]),
-            context: pyeval.eval('contexts',
+            context: pyUtils.eval('contexts',
                     [this._model.context(this._context)]),
             offset: this._offset,
             limit: this._limit,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ var Query = Class.extend({
      * @returns {jQuery.Deferred<Array<openerp.web.QueryGroup>> | null}
      */
     group_by: function (grouping) {
-        var ctx = pyeval.eval(
+        var ctx = pyUtils.eval(
             'context', this._model.context(this._context));
 
         // undefined passed in explicitly (!)
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ var DataSet =  Class.extend(mixins.PropertiesMixin, {
         return session.rpc('/web/dataset/resequence', {
             model: this.model,
             ids: ids,
-            context: pyeval.eval(
+            context: pyUtils.eval(
                 'context', this.get_context(options.context)),
         }).then(function (results) {
             return results;
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ var Model = Class.extend({
      * Call a method (over RPC) on the bound OpenERP model.
      *
      * @param {String} method name of the method to call
-     * @param {Array} [args] positional arguments
+     * @param {Array} [args] positipyEvalonal arguments
      * @param {Object} [kwargs] keyword arguments
      * @param {Object} [options] additional options for the rpc() method
      * @returns {jQuery.Deferred<>} call result
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ var Model = Class.extend({
             kwargs = args;
             args = [];
         }
-        pyeval.ensure_evaluated(args, kwargs);
+        pyUtils.ensure_evaluated(args, kwargs);
         var call_kw = '/web/dataset/call_kw/' + this.name + '/' + method;
         return session.rpc(call_kw, {
             model: this.name,
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ var Model = Class.extend({
         }, options);
     },
     call_button: function (method, args) {
-        pyeval.ensure_evaluated(args, {});
+        pyUtils.ensure_evaluated(args, {});
         return session.rpc('/web/dataset/call_button', {
             model: this.name,
             method: method,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
index f98447c8983..2eb698b5424 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var core = require('web.core');
 var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
 var dom = require('web.dom');
 var framework = require('web.framework');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
 var _t = core._t;
@@ -781,9 +781,9 @@ var ActionManager = Widget.extend({
     _preprocessAction: function (action, options) {
         // ensure that the context and domain are evaluated
         var context = new Context(this.userContext, options.additional_context, action.context);
-        action.context = pyeval.eval('context', context);
+        action.context = pyUtils.eval('context', context);
         if (action.domain) {
-            action.domain = pyeval.eval('domain', action.domain, action.context);
+            action.domain = pyUtils.eval('domain', action.domain, action.context);
         }
 
         action._originalAction = JSON.stringify(action);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js
index e040096f60b..0b18b04172a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var config = require('web.config');
 var Context = require('web.Context');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var data = require('web.data'); // this will be removed at some point
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var SearchView = require('web.SearchView');
 var view_registry = require('web.view_registry');
 
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ ActionManager.include({
         var domains = searchData.domains;
         var groupbys = searchData.groupbys;
         var action_context = action.context || {};
-        var results = pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var results = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [action.domain || []].concat(domains || []),
             contexts: [action_context].concat(contexts || []),
             group_by_seq: groupbys || [],
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ ActionManager.include({
         var actionData = ev.data.action_data;
         var env = ev.data.env;
         var context = new Context(env.context, actionData.context || {});
-        var recordID = env.currentID || null; // pyeval handles null value, not undefined
+        var recordID = env.currentID || null; // pyUtils handles null value, not undefined
         var def;
 
         // determine the action to execute according to the actionData
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ ActionManager.include({
             });
         } else if (actionData.type === 'action') {
             // execute a given action, so load it first
-            def = this._loadAction(actionData.name, _.extend(pyeval.eval('context', context), {
+            def = this._loadAction(actionData.name, _.extend(pyUtils.eval('context', context), {
                 active_model: env.model,
                 active_ids: env.resIDs,
                 active_id: recordID,
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ ActionManager.include({
             // code below handles the first case i.e 'effect' attribute on button.
             var effect = false;
             if (actionData.effect) {
-                effect = pyeval.py_eval(actionData.effect);
+                effect = pyUtils.py_eval(actionData.effect);
             }
 
             if (action && action.constructor === Object) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/sidebar.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/sidebar.js
index bf9e3668c35..47d598aaeb8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/sidebar.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/sidebar.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ odoo.define('web.Sidebar', function (require) {
 
 var Context = require('web.Context');
 var core = require('web.core');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ var Sidebar = Widget.extend({
                     activeIdsContext.active_domain = env.domain;
                 }
 
-                var context = pyeval.eval('context', new Context(env.context, activeIdsContext));
+                var context = pyUtils.eval('context', new Context(env.context, activeIdsContext));
                 self._rpc({
                     route: '/web/action/load',
                     params: {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/context.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/context.js
index 53254bd718a..a7ce801708d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/context.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/context.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ odoo.define('web.Context', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var Class = require('web.Class');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 
 var Context = Class.extend({
     init: function () {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var Context = Class.extend({
         return this;
     },
     eval: function () {
-        return pyeval.eval('context', this);
+        return pyUtils.eval('context', this);
     },
     /**
      * Set the evaluation context to be used when we actually eval.
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/domain.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/domain.js
index 8ce570b8605..86e1f85a634 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/domain.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/domain.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ odoo.define("web.Domain", function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var collections = require("web.collections");
-var pyeval = require("web.pyeval");
+var pyUtils = require("web.py_utils");
 
 /**
  * The Domain Class allows to work with a domain as a tree and provides tools
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ var Domain = collections.Tree.extend({
      */
     stringToArray: function (domain, evalContext) {
         if (!_.isString(domain)) return _.clone(domain);
-        return pyeval.eval("domain", domain ? domain.replace(/%%/g, '%') : "[]", evalContext);
+        return pyUtils.eval("domain", domain ? domain.replace(/%%/g, '%') : "[]", evalContext);
     },
     /**
      * Makes implicit "&" operators explicit in the given JS prefix-array
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/pyeval.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/py_utils.js
similarity index 99%
rename from addons/web/static/src/js/core/pyeval.js
rename to addons/web/static/src/js/core/py_utils.js
index 47d6d07bf64..8590965cee2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/pyeval.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/py_utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-odoo.define('web.pyeval', function (require) {
+odoo.define('web.py_utils', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var core = require('web.core');
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js
index 2c4ed711223..cb4afe73476 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_view.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var BasicController = require('web.BasicController');
 var BasicModel = require('web.BasicModel');
 var config = require('web.config');
 var fieldRegistry = require('web.field_registry');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var utils = require('web.utils');
 
 var BasicView = AbstractView.extend({
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ var BasicView = AbstractView.extend({
         });
 
         if (!_.isObject(attrs.options)) { // parent arch could have already been processed (TODO this should not happen)
-            attrs.options = attrs.options ? pyeval.py_eval(attrs.options) : {};
+            attrs.options = attrs.options ? pyUtils.py_eval(attrs.options) : {};
         }
 
         if (attrs.on_change && !field.onChange) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js
index ae1a8f7305b..a210c07a885 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_controller.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var core = require('web.core');
 var BasicController = require('web.BasicController');
 var DataExport = require('web.DataExport');
 var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var Sidebar = require('web.Sidebar');
 
 var _t = core._t;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var ListController = BasicController.extend({
         if (this.$('thead .o_list_record_selector input').prop('checked')) {
             var searchData = this.searchView.build_search_data();
             var userContext = this.getSession().user_context;
-            var results = pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+            var results = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
                 domains: searchData.domains,
                 contexts: [userContext].concat(searchData.contexts),
                 group_by_seq: searchData.groupbys || []
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/favorites_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/favorites_menu.js
index f0962e6177e..bd622797c49 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/favorites_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/favorites_menu.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ odoo.define('web.FavoriteMenu', function (require) {
 var config = require('web.config');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var data_manager = require('web.data_manager');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var session = require('web.session');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ return Widget.extend({
                 controllerContext = ctx;
             },
         });
-        var results = pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var results = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
                 domains: search.domains,
                 contexts: [user_context].concat(search.contexts.concat(controllerContext || [])),
                 group_by_seq: search.groupbys || [],
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_inputs.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_inputs.js
index 00d4d6281a0..d3f36254819 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_inputs.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_inputs.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var Context = require('web.Context');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var Domain = require('web.Domain');
 var field_utils = require('web.field_utils');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var time = require('web.time');
 var utils = require('web.utils');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ var ManyToOneField = CharField.extend({
     expand: function (needle) {
         var self = this;
         // FIXME: "concurrent" searches (multiple requests, mis-ordered responses)
-        var context = pyeval.eval(
+        var context = pyUtils.eval(
             'contexts', [this.searchview.dataset.get_context()]);
         var args = this.attrs.domain;
         if (typeof args === 'string') {
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ var ManyToOneField = CharField.extend({
             // to handle this as if it were a single value.
             value = value[0];
         }
-        var context = pyeval.eval('contexts', [this.searchview.dataset.get_context()]);
+        var context = pyUtils.eval('contexts', [this.searchview.dataset.get_context()]);
 
         return this._rpc({
                 model: this.attrs.relation,
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ var FilterGroup = Input.extend(/** @lends instance.web.search.FilterGroup# */{
         if (!(this instanceof GroupbyGroup) &&
               _(filters).all(function (f) {
                   if (!f.attrs.context) { return false; }
-                  var c = pyeval.eval('context', f.attrs.context);
+                  var c = pyUtils.eval('context', f.attrs.context);
                   return !_.isEmpty(c.group_by);})) {
             return new GroupbyGroup(filters, parent, intervalMapping);
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_view.js
index 098df30c46a..e5a00434745 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search/search_view.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var core = require('web.core');
 var FavoriteMenu = require('web.FavoriteMenu');
 var FiltersMenu = require('web.FiltersMenu');
 var GroupByMenu = require('web.GroupByMenu');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var search_inputs = require('web.search_inputs');
 var utils = require('web.utils');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ var SearchView = Widget.extend({
             var category = 'filters';
             if (item.attrs.context) {
                 try {
-                    var context = pyeval.eval('context', item.attrs.context);
+                    var context = pyUtils.eval('context', item.attrs.context);
                     if (context.group_by) {
                         category = 'group_by';
                         item.attrs.fieldName = context.group_by.split(':')[0];
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/view_dialogs.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/view_dialogs.js
index 55f9a2e85d7..ed0adf0ff3b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/view_dialogs.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/view_dialogs.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
 var dom = require('web.dom');
 var ListController = require('web.ListController');
 var ListView = require('web.ListView');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var SearchView = require('web.SearchView');
 var view_registry = require('web.view_registry');
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ var SelectCreateDialog = ViewDialog.extend({
         var user_context = this.getSession().user_context;
 
         var _super = this._super.bind(this);
-        var context = pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var context = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [],
             contexts: [user_context, this.context]
         }).context;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ var SelectCreateDialog = ViewDialog.extend({
         });
     },
     _process_search_data: function (domains, contexts, groupbys) {
-        var results = pyeval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var results = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [this.domain].concat(domains),
             contexts: [this.context].concat(contexts),
             group_by_seq: groupbys || [],
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/data_export.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/data_export.js
index 68c8b23af13..8a09f7fa034 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/data_export.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/data_export.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var crash_manager = require('web.crash_manager');
 var data = require('web.data');
 var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
 var framework = require('web.framework');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
 var _t = core._t;
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ var DataExport = Dialog.extend({
                 fields: exported_fields,
                 ids: this.ids_to_export,
                 domain: this.domain,
-                context: pyeval.eval('contexts', [this.record.getContext()]),
+                context: pyUtils.eval('contexts', [this.record.getContext()]),
                 import_compat: !!this.$import_compat_radios.filter(':checked').val(),
             })},
             complete: framework.unblockUI,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/pyeval_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/py_utils_tests.js
similarity index 93%
rename from addons/web/static/tests/core/pyeval_tests.js
rename to addons/web/static/tests/core/py_utils_tests.js
index 95d8783ad96..f53c4dca8f6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/pyeval_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/py_utils_tests.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-odoo.define('web.pyEval_tests', function(require) {
+odoo.define('web.py_utils_tests', function(require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var Context = require('web.Context');
-var pyEval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var time = require('web.time');
 
 QUnit.module('core', function () {
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('simple python expression', function(assert) {
         assert.expect(2);
 
-        var result = pyEval.py_eval("True and False");
+        var result = pyUtils.py_eval("True and False");
         assert.strictEqual(result, false, "should properly evaluate basic expression");
-        result = pyEval.py_eval("a + b", {a: 1, b: 41});
+        result = pyUtils.py_eval("a + b", {a: 1, b: 41});
         assert.strictEqual(result, 42, "should properly evaluate basic sum");
     });
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
 
 
     function makeTimeCheck (assert) {
-        var context = pyEval.context();
+        var context = pyUtils.context();
         return function (expr, func, message) {
             // evaluate expr between two calls to new Date(), and check that
             // the result is between the transformed dates
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
 
     // Port from pypy/lib_pypy/test_datetime.py
     function makeEq(assert, c2) {
-        var ctx = pyEval.context();
+        var ctx = pyUtils.context();
         var c = _.extend({ td: ctx.datetime.timedelta }, c2 || {});
         return function (a, b, message) {
             assert.ok(py.eval(a + ' == ' + b, c), message);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('context_today', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var check = makeTimeCheck(assert, pyEval);
+        var check = makeTimeCheck(assert, pyUtils);
 
         check("context_today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')", function(d) {
             return String(_.str.sprintf('%04d-%02d-%02d',
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('timedelta.test_computations', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(28);
 
-        var c = pyEval.context();
+        var c = pyUtils.context();
         var zero = py.float.fromJSON(0);
         var eq = makeEq(assert, {
             // one week
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('timedelta.test_basic_attributes', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(3);
 
-        var ctx = pyEval.context();
+        var ctx = pyUtils.context();
         assert.strictEqual(py.eval('datetime.timedelta(1, 7, 31).days', ctx), 1);
         assert.strictEqual(py.eval('datetime.timedelta(1, 7, 31).seconds', ctx), 7);
         assert.strictEqual(py.eval('datetime.timedelta(1, 7, 31).microseconds', ctx), 31);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('timedelta.test_total_seconds', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(6);
 
-        var c = { timedelta: pyEval.context().datetime.timedelta };
+        var c = { timedelta: pyUtils.context().datetime.timedelta };
         assert.strictEqual(py.eval('timedelta(365).total_seconds()', c), 31536000);
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval('timedelta(seconds=123456.789012).total_seconds()', c),
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('timedelta.test_str', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(10);
 
-        var c = { td: pyEval.context().datetime.timedelta };
+        var c = { td: pyUtils.context().datetime.timedelta };
 
         assert.strictEqual(py.eval('str(td(1))', c), "1 day, 0:00:00");
         assert.strictEqual(py.eval('str(td(-1))', c), "-1 day, 0:00:00");
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
         assert.expect(3);
 
         var td = py.PY_call(
-            pyEval.context().datetime.timedelta,
+            pyUtils.context().datetime.timedelta,
             {microseconds: py.float.fromJSON(-1)});
         assert.strictEqual(td.days, -1);
         assert.strictEqual(td.seconds, 24 * 3600 - 1);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('timedelta.test_bool', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(5);
 
-        var c = { td: pyEval.context().datetime.timedelta };
+        var c = { td: pyUtils.context().datetime.timedelta };
         assert.ok(py.eval('bool(td(1))', c));
         assert.ok(py.eval('bool(td(0, 1))', c));
         assert.ok(py.eval('bool(td(0, 0, 1))', c));
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('date.test_computations', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(31);
 
-        var d = pyEval.context().datetime;
+        var d = pyUtils.context().datetime;
 
         var a = d.date.fromJSON(2002, 1, 31);
         var b = d.date.fromJSON(1956, 1, 31);
@@ -333,23 +333,23 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
 
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.date(2012, 2, 15) + relativedelta(days=-1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d 23:59:59')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             "2012-02-14 23:59:59");
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.date(2012, 2, 15) + relativedelta(days=1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             "2012-02-16");
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.date(2012, 2, 15) + relativedelta(days=-1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             "2012-02-14");
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.date(2012, 2, 1) + relativedelta(days=-1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             '2012-01-31');
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.date(2015,2,5)+relativedelta(days=-6,weekday=0)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             '2015-02-02');
     });
 
@@ -358,19 +358,19 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
         assert.expect(4);
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.datetime(2017, 2, 15, 1, 7, 31) + datetime.timedelta(days=1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             "2017-02-16 01:07:31");
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 15, 1, 7, 31) - datetime.timedelta(hours=1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             "2012-02-15 00:07:31");
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 15, 1, 7, 31) + datetime.timedelta(hours=-1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             "2012-02-15 00:07:31");
         assert.strictEqual(
             py.eval("(datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 15, 1, 7, 31) + datetime.timedelta(minutes=100)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')",
-                    pyEval.context()),
+                    pyUtils.context()),
             "2012-02-15 02:47:31");
     });
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
 
         var result = py.eval(
             'datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 15, 1, 7, 31)',
-            pyEval.context());
+            pyUtils.context());
 
         assert.ok(result instanceof Date);
         assert.strictEqual(result.getFullYear(), 2012);
@@ -397,14 +397,14 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
             'datetime.datetime.combine(datetime.date(2012, 2, 15),' +
             '                          datetime.time(1, 7, 13))' +
             '   .strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")',
-            pyEval.context());
+            pyUtils.context());
         assert.strictEqual(result, "2012-02-15 01:07:13");
 
         result = py.eval(
             'datetime.datetime.combine(datetime.date(2012, 2, 15),' +
             '                          datetime.time())' +
             '   .strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")',
-            pyEval.context());
+            pyUtils.context());
         assert.strictEqual(result, '2012-02-15 00:00:00');
     });
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
             'datetime.datetime(2012, 2, 15, 1, 7, 13)' +
             '   .replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0)' +
             '   .strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")',
-            pyEval.context());
+            pyUtils.context());
         assert.strictEqual(result, "2012-02-15 00:00:00");
     });
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('empty, basic', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(3);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             contexts: [this.user_context],
             domains: [],
         });
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
             },
             { "active_id": 9, "active_ids": [ 9 ], "active_model": "mail.compose.message" }
         ];
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             contexts: ctx,
             domins: [],
         });
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
             "__eval_context": null,
             "__ref": "compound_context"
         }];
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             contexts: ctx,
             domains: [],
         });
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('domain with time', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [
                 [['type', '=', 'contract']],
                 ["|", ["state", "in", ["open", "draft"]], [["type", "=", "contract"], ["state", "=", "pending"]]],
@@ -581,13 +581,13 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
             __debug: "[('company_id', '=', context.get('company_id',False))]"
         };
 
-        var result1 = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result1 = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [d],
             contexts: [],
         });
         assert.deepEqual(result1.domain, [['company_id', '=', false]]);
 
-        var result2 = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result2 = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [d],
             contexts: [],
             eval_context: {company_id: 42},
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
         var c = "{'default_opportunity_id': active_id, 'default_duration': 1.0, 'lng': lang}";
         var cc = new Context(c);
         cc.set_eval_context({active_id: 42});
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains:[], contexts: [this.user_context, cc]
         });
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
         assert.expect(1);
 
         var d = "[('state','!=','cancel'),('opening_date','>',context_today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))]";
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [d],
             contexts: [],
         });
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
         assert.expect(1);
 
         var d = "[('type','=','in'),('day','<=', time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')),('day','>',(context_today()-datetime.timedelta(days=15)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))]";
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [d],
             contexts: [],
         });
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
                     {"__ref": "context", "__debug": "{'default_ref': 'stock.picking.out,'+str(context.get('active_id', False))}", "__id": "54d6ad1d6c45"}
                 ], "__eval_context": null}
         ];
-        var result = pyEval.eval_domains_and_contexts({
+        var result = pyUtils.eval_domains_and_contexts({
             domains: [],
             contexts: cs,
         });
@@ -706,13 +706,13 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
             __debug: '{"foo": context.get("bar", "qux")}'
         }];
         assert.deepEqual(
-            pyEval.eval('contexts', context_to_eval, {bar: "ok"}),
+            pyUtils.eval('contexts', context_to_eval, {bar: "ok"}),
             {foo: 'ok'});
         assert.deepEqual(
-            pyEval.eval('contexts', context_to_eval, {bar: false}),
+            pyUtils.eval('contexts', context_to_eval, {bar: false}),
             {foo: false});
         assert.deepEqual(
-            pyEval.eval('contexts', context_to_eval),
+            pyUtils.eval('contexts', context_to_eval),
             {foo: 'qux'});
     });
 
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
         // Context n should have base evaluation context + all of contexts
         // 0..n-1 in its own evaluation context
         var active_id = 4;
-        var result = pyEval.eval('contexts', [
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('contexts', [
             {
                 "__contexts": [
                     {
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('non-literal_eval_contexts', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('contexts', [{
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('contexts', [{
             "__ref": "compound_context",
             "__contexts": [
                 {"__ref": "context", "__debug": "{'type':parent.type}",
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('return-input-value', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('contexts', [{
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('contexts', [{
             __ref: 'compound_context',
             __contexts: ["{'line_id': line_id , 'journal_id': journal_id }"],
             __eval_context: {
@@ -921,9 +921,9 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
         assert.expect(1);
 
         var current_date = time.date_to_str(new Date());
-        var result = pyEval.eval('domains',
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('domains',
             [[],{"__ref":"domain","__debug":"[('name','>=',current_date),('name','<=',current_date)]","__id":"5dedcfc96648"}],
-            pyEval.context());
+            pyUtils.context());
         assert.deepEqual(result, [
             ['name', '>=', current_date],
             ['name', '<=', current_date]
@@ -938,13 +938,13 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
             __debug: '[("foo", "=", context.get("bar", "qux"))]'
         }, [['bar', '>=', 42]]];
         assert.deepEqual(
-            pyEval.eval('domains', domains_to_eval, {bar: "ok"}),
+            pyUtils.eval('domains', domains_to_eval, {bar: "ok"}),
             [['foo', '=', 'ok'], ['bar', '>=', 42]]);
         assert.deepEqual(
-            pyEval.eval('domains', domains_to_eval, {bar: false}),
+            pyUtils.eval('domains', domains_to_eval, {bar: false}),
             [['foo', '=', false], ['bar', '>=', 42]]);
         assert.deepEqual(
-            pyEval.eval('domains', domains_to_eval),
+            pyUtils.eval('domains', domains_to_eval),
             [['foo', '=', 'qux'], ['bar', '>=', 42]]);
     });
 
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('groupbys_00', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('groupbys', [
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('groupbys', [
             {group_by: 'foo'},
             {group_by: ['bar', 'qux']},
             {group_by: null},
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('groupbys_01', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('groupbys', [
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('groupbys', [
             {group_by: 'foo'},
             { __ref: 'context', __debug: '{"group_by": "bar"}' },
             {group_by: 'grault'}
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('groupbys_02', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('groupbys', [
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('groupbys', [
             {group_by: 'foo'},
             {
                 __ref: 'compound_context',
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('groupbys_03', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('groupbys', [
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('groupbys', [
             {group_by: 'foo'},
             {
                 __ref: 'compound_context',
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('groupbys_04', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('groupbys', [
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('groupbys', [
             {group_by: 'foo'},
             {
                 __ref: 'compound_context',
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', function () {
     QUnit.test('groupbys_05', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
-        var result = pyEval.eval('groupbys', [
+        var result = pyUtils.eval('groupbys', [
             {group_by: 'foo'},
             { __ref: 'context', __debug: '{"group_by": value}' },
             {group_by: 'grault'}
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
index 5e82766b051..81d8ec91bfd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ odoo.define('web.MockServer', function (require) {
 
 var Class = require('web.Class');
 var Domain = require('web.Domain');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 
 var MockServer = Class.extend({
     /**
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
             // 'transfer_node_to_modifiers' simulation
             var attrs = node.getAttribute('attrs');
             if (attrs) {
-                attrs = pyeval.py_eval(attrs);
+                attrs = pyUtils.py_eval(attrs);
                 _.extend(modifiers, attrs);
             }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
                 var mod = node.getAttribute(a);
                 if (mod) {
                     var pyevalContext = window.py.dict.fromJSON(context || {});
-                    var v = pyeval.py_eval(mod, {context: pyevalContext}) ? true: false;
+                    var v = pyUtils.py_eval(mod, {context: pyevalContext}) ? true: false;
                     if (inTreeView && a === 'invisible') {
                         modifiers.column_invisible = v;
                     } else if (v || !(a in modifiers) || !_.isArray(modifiers[a])) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index 4ffdd72b089..035c815ae95 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var fieldRegistry = require('web.field_registry');
 var FormView = require('web.FormView');
 var mixins = require('web.mixins');
 var NotificationService = require('web.NotificationService');
-var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
+var pyUtils = require('web.py_utils');
 var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
 var widgetRegistry = require('web.widget_registry');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
@@ -6477,7 +6477,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 '</form>',
             intercepts: {
                 execute_action: function (event) {
-                    var effectDescription = pyeval.py_eval(event.data.action_data.effect);
+                    var effectDescription = pyUtils.py_eval(event.data.action_data.effect);
                     assert.deepEqual(effectDescription, {message: 'Congrats!'}, "should have correct effect description");
                 }
             }
diff --git a/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml b/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
index ed40fb36625..ffbbf4ff55e 100644
--- a/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/lib/jquery.ba-bbq/jquery.ba-bbq.js"></script>
 
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/core/domain.js"></script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/core/pyeval.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/core/py_utils.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/chrome/abstract_action.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/src/js/chrome/action_manager_act_window.js"></script>
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/widgets/dropdown_menu_tests.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/views/search_view_tests.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/core/registry_tests.js"></script>
-                <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/core/pyeval_tests.js"></script>
+                <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/core/py_utils_tests.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/core/class_tests.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/core/rpc_tests.js"></script>
                 <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/static/tests/core/domain_tests.js"></script>