if __name__ == 'main':

[Facundo Batista]

gtb wrote:


> I often see the following 'if' construct in python code. What does
> this idiom accomplish? What happens if this is not main? How did I get
> here if it is not main?
> ...
> if __name__ == 'main':
>    myQuest('myQuest').Run()

This idiom is for executing the code if you're running the .py directly,
or doing nothing if you're just "import"ing the module. 

Take note, that when you import a module, __name__ gets the module name.

Regards,

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