__main__ vs official module name: distinct module instances

[Jonas Wielicki]

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On 02.08.2015 05:53, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> When invoked this way, the module cs.app.maildb that is being
> executed is actually the module named "__main__". If some other
> piece of code imports "cs.app.maildb" they get a _different_
> instance of the module. In the same program! And how did it cause
> me trouble? I am monkey patching my module for debug purposes, and
> that monkey patcher imports the module by name. So I was monkey
> patching cs.app.maildb, and _not_ patching __main__. And thus not
> seeing any effect from the patch.
> 

So I guess you just explained my issues with Flask and trying to wrap
an application up in __main__.py. Thank you. And also, +1 on your
proposal, please bring it to -ideas.

regards,
jwi
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