[Tutor] Compile Only

[Kent Johnson]

If your program is written so it doesn't do anything when imported, you could use
  > python -c "import myprogram"

myprogram.py should have a structure like this:

def main():
   # do something...

if __name__ == '__main__':
   main()

The "if __name__ ..." prevents the module from doing anything when it is imported; main() will only 
be run when the module is run directly.

Kent

jhomme wrote:
> -----Original message-----
> From: "Alan Gauld" alan.gauld at freenet.co.uk
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:08:07 -0500
> To: "Chad Crabtree" flaxeater at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Syntax Check
> 
> 
>>>Does anyone happen to know how to turn of the syntax checking in 
>>>python?  I've been working on a module driven preprocessor but I'd
>>>like to not have to use comment strings.
>>
>>So don't use them! They aren't mandatory.
>>I'm not sure I understand youir problem? Why would turning 
>>off syntax checking ever help?
>>
>>Alan G.
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> 
> Hi,
>>From the command line, is there a way to run Python against a program so that it stops after it compiles even if the syntax is OK?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jim
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