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On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:43 AM, Billy Mays
<81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9af6@myhashismyemail.com> wrote:
> Hey c.l.p.,
>
> I wrote a little python script that finds the file that a python module came
> from.  Does anyone see anything wrong with this script?
>
>
> #!/usr/bin/python
>
> import sys
> if __name__ == '__main__':
>    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
>        try:
>            m = __import__(sys.argv[1])
>            sys.stdout.write(m.__file__ + '\n')
>            sys.stdout.flush()
>            sys.exit(0)
>        except ImportError:
>            sys.stderr.write("No such module '%s'\n" % sys.argv[1])
>            sys.stderr.flush()
>            sys.exit(1)
>    else:
>        sys.stderr.write("Usage: pywhich <module>\n")
>        sys.stderr.flush()
>        sys.exit(0)

Nothing wrong per se, but the flush()es seem unnecessary, and why do
stdout.write() when you can just print()?

Cheers,
Chris
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PyWhich Billy Mays <81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9af6@myhashismyemail.com> - 2011-08-04 08:43 -0400
  Re: PyWhich Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-08-04 10:22 -0700
  Re: PyWhich Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2011-08-04 13:24 -0500
  Re: PyWhich Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-05 10:34 +1000
    Re: PyWhich Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2011-08-04 20:04 -0500
      Re: PyWhich Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-05 23:51 +1000
        Re: PyWhich Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-08-05 15:03 +0100
        Re: PyWhich John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-08-05 14:33 +0000
    Re: PyWhich Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-05 03:03 +0100
      Re: PyWhich Billy Mays <81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9af6@myhashismyemail.com> - 2011-08-05 10:43 -0400
        Re: PyWhich Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-06 00:56 +1000
  Re: PyWhich Web Dreamer <webdreamer@nospam.fr> - 2011-08-05 16:34 +0200

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