In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Fredrik Lundh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nick Coghlan wrote: > > >> $ python -c "import foo.bar" arg > > > > This doesn't work. Any code protected by "if __name__ == '__main__':" won't > > run in this context > > (since 'foo.bar' is being imported as a module, not run as a script). > > I appreciate that you're taking the time to teach me about Python, but I can > assure you that it's not really needed. Neither is the sarcasm. > as for the rest of your arguments, I have to assume that you were joking. > (or > that you have no experience whatsoever of distribution of Python programs in > Unix and Windows environments). Whatever. You suggestion does not work in many cases. How about a program that starts threads? Can't do that as a side effect of import. Just -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
