CONSTRUCT - Module Attributes and Execution Environment

[Fuzzyman]

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 ?

sys._getframe(1).f_globals['__name__']

All the best,

Fuzzyman
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>
> -
>
> Are ther alternative constructs/mechanism available, which could be
> used to add this functionality possiby directly to a code-module?