[Python-ideas] Just __main__

[Yuval Greenfield]

On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

> anatoly techtonik wrote:
>
>> How about global __main__ as a boolean?
>>
>> __name__ == '__main__' as a mark of entrypoint module is coherent and
>> logical, but awkward to type and requires explicit explaination for
>> newcomers even with prior background in other langauges.
>>
>
> So instead of:
>
>  if __name__ == '__main__':
>    ...
>
> you would have:
>
>  if __main__:
>    ...
>
> ?
>
> ~Ethan~
>
>
>
+1

Makes sense....

if __main__:
    sys.exit(main())

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