[Python-Dev] a simpler way to invoke pydoc, pdb, unittest, etc

Anthony Baxter anthony at interlink.com.au
Mon Sep 27 11:22:31 CEST 2004


> +1 on the -m command-line variation, with the following change:
> 
>   I'd like Python to import the module and then run it's main function.
> 
> I've been meaning to suggest smething like this myself.

I'd prefer it import the module, with __name__ == "__main__",
because it's compatible with what we do now for a module that's
also a script. But I like the idea, nonetheless.

Question: should python -m foo.bar.baz work? I'd say "yes".

Anthony



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