if the .py file is imported as a module that condition is false else (if the .py file is executed) that condition is true
On Oct 19, 2007, at 6:29 PM, Robert Dailey wrote: > Hi, > > I've read various portions of the Python 2.5 documentation in an > attempt to figure out exactly what the following condition represents: > > if __name__ == "__main__": > main() > > However, I was not able to determine what it is actually checking for. > Could someone point me in the way of a tutorial or explain this for > me? Thanks. > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
