about functions question

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

NoName a écrit :
> sorry! Yes it's work.
> What about 2 question?
> Can i put function after main block?
> 
> print qq()
> 
> def qq():
>   return 'hello'

Where's your "main block" here ?

> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "C:\Python25\projects\indexer\test.py", line 1, in <module>
>     print qq()
> NameError: name 'qq' is not defined

Indeed. When the code is loaded in the interpreter (that is, when passed 
as a script or when imported as a module), all top-level statements are 
executed sequentially. This creates all the function and class objects 
and populate the module's namespace accordingly.

> 
> Or onli possible:
> 
> def main():
>  print qq()
> 
> def qq():
>   return 'hello'
> 
> main()
> 

The canonical case for small scripts is to have first all functions and 
globals defined, then the main code protected by a guard, ie:

import something

SOME_CONST = 42

def do_something():
   pass

def try_something_else():
   pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
   print SOME_CONST
   if not do_something():
     try_somethin_else()


For bigger apps, you usually define all functions and classes in 
modules, so the 'main' script doesn't define much - just do the needed 
imports, and call the appropriate function or class.