On 12/1/2010 12:08 PM, m b wrote: > > >> > >> > if __name__ == "__main__": >> > main() > > What does this mean? > > /Mikael > It's a standard way of allowing programs to test themselves. When a module is imported its __name__ attribute us bound to the name of the module. When the module is run as a main program (from the command line) its __name__ attribute is set to "__main__".
The main() call just calls a function that (presumably) tests the functions the module provides. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon 2011 Atlanta March 9-17 http://us.pycon.org/ See Python Video! http://python.mirocommunity.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
