There actually are some libraries that requires 'irb' such as byebug, and when
'irb' is required, it requires irb/src_encoding.rb, then it defines the toplevel
default_src_encoding method that is visible from anywhere in the end users' apps.
Here's a quick oneliner that shows what's happening.
% ruby -rpry-byebug -e 'p private_methods(false)'
[:include, :using, :define_method, :public, :private, :DelegateClass, :default_src_encoding]
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