Is it possible to create C-style "main" function in Python? (for teaching purposes)

[Gregory Ewing]

Ian Kelly wrote:

> I would suggest giving them the whole if __name__ block as boilerplate
> and telling them they're not allowed to alter it.

I would suggest not showing them "if __name__" at all;
instead encourage them to do this:

   def main():
     ...
     ...

   main()

You only need "if __name__ == '__main__'" if you want
a .py file that can be used as either a module or a
main program. Most of the time you *don't* need that.
I consider it advanced usage that beginners shouldn't
be confused with.

-- 
Greg