question regarding Guido's main article

[Дамјан Георгиевски]

> I implemented a script using the form described in the article.  The then
> did:
> 
>> python
>>>> execfile("myscript.py")
>
>
> This immediately called my main function, which should have only been
> called if __name__ == "__main__".

Because execfile(), without the two additional parameters, executes your
script in the context of the caller, of the __main__ program.
 
> What I expect was that __name__ would be something other than __main__ and
> I would be put back at the prompt for instance...
> 
>>>> execfile("myscript.py")
>>>> foobar = "foo and a bar"
>>>> main(foobar)

What you need is:

import myscript
foobar = "foo and a bar"
myscript.main(foobar)

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дамјан

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