how to run the "main" section of another module ?

[Stef Mientki]

>> SM> if __name__ == '__main__':
>> SM>    import db_test
>> SM>    new_globals = {}
>> SM>    new_globals [ '__name__' ] = '__main__'
>> SM>    new_globals [ '__file__' ] = 'not really valuable'
>> SM>    execfile ( 'db_test.py', new_globals )
>>     
>
> Why not:
>
> import db_test
> db_test.main()
>
> I think that is what Aahz meant.
>
>   
Yes I tried that too,
but it gives the following error:
"module object not callable"


db_text.__main__()
gives error:
'module' object has no attribute '__main__'

cheers,
Stef