Currently, the simplest and most idiomatic way to check whether a module was
run as a script rather than imported is:
if __name__ == "__main__":
People generally learn this by rote memorization, because users often want the
ability to add testing code or command line interfaces to their modul
On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 12:47 AM Matt Wozniski wrote:
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> Currently, the simplest and most idiomatic way to check whether a module was
> run as a script rather than imported is:
>
> if __name__ == "__main__":
>
> People generally learn this by rote memorization, because users often want the
>
On 11/12/20, Chris Angelico wrote:
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> I actually don't use the "if name is main" idiom all that often. The
> need to have a script be both a module and an executable is less
> important than you might think. In a huge number of cases, it's
> actually better to separate out the library-like and sc
I kinda like it. Definitely +0.0, maybe +0.5.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 2:46 PM Matt Wozniski wrote:
> if __main__:
>
> It would behave as though
>
> __main__ = (__name__ == "__main__")
>
> is executed in each module's namespace before executing it.
>
Some other commenters say they rarel
Hello,
On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:56:17 -
"Matt Wozniski" wrote:
> Currently, the simplest and most idiomatic way to check whether a
> module was run as a script rather than imported is:
>
> if __name__ == "__main__":
>
> People generally learn this by rote memorization, because users ofte
This gets discussed every now and again, and has thus far been rejected. Also
see PEP 299 for a slightly different approach.
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Eric V. Smith
> On Nov 12, 2020, at 8:45 AM, Matt Wozniski wrote:
>
> Currently, the simplest and most idiomatic way to check whether a module was
> run as a script
On 12/11/2020 16:37, Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
Hello,
On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:56:17 -
"Matt Wozniski" wrote:
Currently, the simplest and most idiomatic way to check whether a
module was run as a script rather than imported is:
if __name__ == "__main__":
People generally learn this by
Hello,
On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:33:52 +
Rob Cliffe via Python-ideas wrote:
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> > But that's absolutely great! A novice can first memorize the 'if
> > __name__ == "__main__":' idiom, but it will plant seed for them to
> > explore Python module and module loading systems. Such ways of
> > lear
> Also see PEP 299 for a slightly different approach.
Indeed. This proposal is more limited in scope than PEP 299, and appears
better from a backwards compatibility perspective.
> there's going to be two ways to spell the exact same thing. Both are
> still going to have to be memorized
Sure - th
