So that you can write python code that can function both as a shell script and as a library transparently.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 7:42 PM, ataggart <alex.tagg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just for my own edification (not being versed in python), what's the > point of knowing that? > > > On Sep 18, 3:46 am, Kelvin Ward <kelvin.d.w...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > java -cp clojure.jar clojure.main foo.clj > > > > I'm wondering if the code in foo.clj has anyway to know it is being > > executed as a script. In python there's the idiom: > > > > def main(): ... > > > > if __name__ == "__main__": > > main() > > > > I can then import the file at the repl and execute main() only if > > want. I can also have main called by executing it as a script. > > > > I'm guessing passing a property to the clojure script is the best way > > to do this, e.g.: > > > > java -cp clojure.jar -Dclojure.mainscript=foo.clj clojure.main foo.clj > > > > foo.clj: > > > > (defn main [] > > ; ... > > ) > > > > (if (= (System/getProperty "clojure.mainscript") "foo.clj") > > (main)) > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Thanks. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
