CONSTRUCT - Module Attributes and Execution Environment

[Georg Brandl]

Larry Bates wrote:
> lazaridis_com wrote:
>> I would like to change the construct:
>> 
>> if __name__ == '__main__':
>> 
>> to something like:
>> 
>> if exec.isMain():
>> 
>> My (OO thought) is to place a class in an separate code module and to
>> instantiate an singleton instance which would keep th something like
>> this:
>> 
>> class ExecutionEnv:
>>     def isMain(self)
>>         if CALLING_MODULE.__name__ == '__main__':
>>             return true
>>         else
>>             return false
>> 
>> exec = ExecutionEnv()
>> 
>> How to I get access to the CALLING_MODULE ?
>> 
>> -
>> 
>> Are ther alternative constructs/mechanism available, which could be
>> used to add this functionality possiby directly to a code-module?
>> 
> Two thoughts:
> 
> 1) Don't call a class instance exec, it will mask the built-in
> exec statement.

He won't be able to ;)

Georg