Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:26:22 +0000, Matimus wrote:
>
>> The common pattern:
>>
>> if __name__ == "__main__":
>> # do stuff
>>
>> IMHO better written:
>>
>> if "__main__" == __name__:
>> # do stuff
>
> Apart from looking weird, what's the difference?
In C this style is sometimes propagated as a means to avoid accidental
assignment:
if (main="main") {...} /* valid C, always true */
if ("main"=main) {...} /* syntax error */
In Python it would be cargo cult.
Peter
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