Dan wrote: >>>no executable code in >>>__init__.py is executed, even though "import test" seems to succeed. > > I've discovered that "import test" *does* cause executable code in the > package to be executed. However, I can't execute it on the command line > using "python test". Is there a way to do this?
Using the latest version of Python, "python -m test" should do it, though I don't know if that works for packages, or just modules. Hang on... appears to work only for modules. Okay, this should be universal, if slightly more awkward: python -c "import xyz" The problem with this approach is that it won't execute the "if __name__ == '__main__':" code at the end, so if you want to execute a particular function directly, just add the call manually: python -c "import xyz; xyz.main()" >>There _is_ a standard library package called test > Oh, you're right. But I've renamed the module to XYZ and I still have > the problem. Which problem? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
