R. David Murray <rdmur...@bitdance.com> added the comment: Hmm. I think that chapter could use a more extensive rewrite with some additional information provided. For example, you actually can have a __main__ module in a package, and anything inside it will execute when the package is run via -m.
The "otherwise anonymous" is a bit misleading, I think. The real distinction is that when a module is run as a script, __name__ is set to __main__, whereas when it is imported, __name__ is the module name. This distinction allows a module to easily detect when it is being run as a script rather than imported, and the "idiomatic 'conditional script' stanza" is how to implement the behavior of a module conditionally acting as a script depending on how it is accessed. ---------- nosy: +r.david.murray stage: -> needs patch title: abusive language in __name__ description -> Unclear language in __main__ description versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue15104> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
