On 1 August 2017 at 16:54, Thomas Güttler <guettl...@thomas-guettler.de> wrote: > I have a friend who is a talented shell script writer. He is a linux guru > since > several years. > > He asked me if "if __name__=='main':" is state of the art if you want > to translate a shell script to python. > > I started to stutter and did not know how to reply. > > I use Python since several years and I use console_script in entry_points of > setup.py. > > I am very unsure if this is the right way if you want to teach a new comers > the joy of python. > > In the current context we want to translate a bunch of shell scripts to > python scripts. > > What do you think? > > Regards, > Thomas Güttler > > > -- > Thomas Guettler http://www.thomas-guettler.de/ > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Do both. If you’re making a package, create a __main__.py file as well so your package is usable with `python -m somepackage`. On the other hand, if you’re making things more akin to shell scripts, using just entry_points makes stuff harder, because you need to install the code (and write a setup.py), as opposed to just putting the script somewhere in $PATH. -- Chris Warrick <https://chriswarrick.com/> PGP: 5EAAEA16 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
