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Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts?

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I would agree with the previous post but also add that I've stopped
calling the main function "main()" and usually give it a more
descriptive name, such as "bake_cookies()" or whatever.  I think that
that makes it clearer what it's doing when used as a library and the 'if
__name__ == '__main__'" already implies that it is the "main" script
function.

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Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? JL <lightaiyee@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 01:55 -0800
  Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2013-12-11 21:26 +1100
  Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 21:41 +1100
  Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? marduk@letterboxes.org - 2013-12-11 07:57 -0500
    Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-11 09:20 -0500
  Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-11 09:17 -0500
    Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 06:24 -0800
  Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? bob gailer <bgailer@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 10:42 -0500
  Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-12 02:49 +1100
  Re: Is there any advantage to using a main() in python scripts? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-11 16:22 -0500

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