[issue15104] Unclear language in __main__ description

Irit Katriel added the comment: Fixed for Python 3, too late for Python 2. -- nosy: +iritkatriel resolution: -> fixed stage: needs patch -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue15104] Unclear language in __main__ description

Éric Araujo added the comment: Docs and indexing/cross-links in 2.7 should indeed be improved. I had forgotten which of 2.6 or 2.7 added support for executing packages thanks to __main__.py files and the docs don't contain an answer that's comprehensive and easy to find. --

[issue15104] Unclear language in __main__ description

Sam Lucidi added the comment: I've attempted to synthesize the ideas in this thread into a clearer explanation of __main__. What I've written doesn't attempt to explain anything else about module naming, but it does try to address the common package and module uses of __main__. --

[issue15104] Unclear language in __main__ description

R. David Murray added the comment: I've made some review comments. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

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Changes by R. David Murray rdmur...@bitdance.com: -- stage: needs patch - patch review versions: +Python 3.5 -Python 3.2, Python 3.3 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104 ___

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Sam Lucidi added the comment: Thanks, I've revised the change based on your comments. -- Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file34822/clarify-__main__-documentation.patch ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104

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Changes by Sam Lucidi man...@csh.rit.edu: Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file34831/clarify-__main__-documentation-backticks.patch ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104 ___

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Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 4f23648b7c97 by R David Murray in branch '3.4': #15104: improve the discussion of __main__. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4f23648b7c97 New changeset 94ac365bf1b7 by R David Murray in branch 'default': Merge: #15104: improve the discussion of

[issue15104] Unclear language in __main__ description

R. David Murray added the comment: Thanks, Sam. I did not apply this to 2.7 because I'm not sure if the __main__.py is supported there. Can someone check? -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104

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Changes by R. David Murray rdmur...@bitdance.com: -- Removed message: http://bugs.python.org/msg216177 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104 ___

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R. David Murray added the comment: Thanks, Sam. I did not apply this to 2.7 because I'm not sure if the __main__.py is supported there. Can someone check? -- type: enhancement - behavior versions: -Python 3.4, Python 3.5 ___ Python tracker

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Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I am a bit puzzled. According to https://docs.python.org/2.7/using/cmdline.html#interface-options __main__.py (not indexed) has been supported since 2.5. On the other hand, recursively grepping Lib for 'e' in __main__.py files hits about 20 files in 3.4 but

[issue15104] Unclear language in __main__ description

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 008486e18e90 by R David Murray in branch '3.4': #15104: add backtick code markup. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/008486e18e90 New changeset 14e874736d3a by R David Murray in branch 'default': Merge: #15104: add backtick code markup.

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Changes by Eric Snow ericsnowcurren...@gmail.com: -- nosy: +eric.snow ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

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Changes by Ezio Melotti ezio.melo...@gmail.com: -- keywords: +easy versions: +Python 3.4 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104 ___

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Terry J. Reedy tjre...@udel.edu added the comment: As a native speaker, I agree that the sentence, in isolation, is hardly comprehensible. The previous one is also a bit flakey. The situation is that top-level code executes in a module named __main__, which has one joint global/local

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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

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Changes by Ezio Melotti ezio.melo...@gmail.com: -- nosy: +ezio.melotti type: - enhancement ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15104 ___