On 01/12/2010 17:08, m b wrote:
> >
> > if __name__ == "__main__":
> > main()
What does this mean?
/Mikael
Python will not cause the main() function to run automatically when you
execute the script, it has to be called.
__name__ is a special variable which is set by the python interpreter
when it runs a source file. If the source file is run directly(as
opposed to being imported), then the value of __name__ will be set to
__main__.
so
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
checks to see if the source file be being directly executed, and if it
is, calls the main() function.
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