CONSTRUCT - Module Attributes and Execution Environment

[lazaridis_com]

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.

ok, I understand.

> 2) IMHO all the suggestions are way more complicated than
> if __name__ == "__main__" and are not SOP for most pythoneers.
> I know what the former construct means/does.  I have to
> decipher your class to figure our what the latter does and it
> doesn't really save you any code or provide a performance
> enhancement.

"Clarity for Pythoneers" is not a main requirement of the project.

The main requirements (The network of requirements is not yet fully
documented):

http://case.lazaridis.com/wiki/Code

The related issue:

http://case.lazaridis.com/ticket/5



> -Larry