A common pattern is to put test code in the block there, too, for modules. Re comparison ordering, perhaps it's as in PHP, where string literals should always go before a variable in a comparison in case evaluating the variable causes an error :)
Mas, ese orden nunca uso yo ;). On Oct 19, 10:25 pm, "Gabriel Genellina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > En Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:26:22 -0300, Matimus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > > The common pattern: > > > if __name__ == "__main__": > > # do stuff > > > IMHO better written: > > > if "__main__" == __name__: > > # do stuff > > I'm intrigued why do you feel the second alternative is better. > Which is your native language? In English (and Spanish, and many others > but still not in the majority) the usual ordering is "subject-verb-object" > or SVO, which matches the first alternative: "If the name is __main__, do > this..." > As all the languages I know (not so many!) are SVO, I can't think of any > equivalent of the second form [that I could say it's better than the first] > > -- > Gabriel Genellina
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