[Python-ideas] Just main (original) (raw)

Matt Chaput matt at whoosh.ca
Tue Jun 19 00:39:14 CEST 2012

But a main function misses the whole point: that a module can be importable and runnable, and the if statement detects the difference. If you simply want a function that is always invoked as the main, then just invoke it:

def main(): blah blah main() No need for special names at all.

I'm afraid you're the one who's missed the point... the interpreter would only call main() if name == "main"

Some people will cry "magic", but to me this is about what makes sense when you explain it to someone, and I think main() makes more sense (especially to someone with experience in other languages) than "if name == "main""

Matt

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