> The global variable __name__ is equal to '__main__' when the python
> script is run.
> If the script is imported, __name__ is something other than '__main__'
> (not sure what.)
it will be the name of your module. so for foo.py, if you execute it
(as a script), __name__ == '__main__', but if you 'import foo',
__name__ == 'foo'.
hope this helps!
-- wesley
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