Re: How about some syntactic sugar for " name == 'main' "?

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Subject	Re: How about some syntactic sugar for " __name__ == '__main__' "?
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On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> wrote:
> My view is that if there's a main (i.e. the module implements a small app
> all on its own, however tiny), then the main program logic should come
> first. The details follow later.

Ah, I see. Makes sense. It's kinda like an executable docstring. Still
not my preferred style, but makes its own sense.

ChrisA

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Re: How about some syntactic sugar for " __name__ == '__main__' "? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-13 19:58 +1100
  Re: How about some syntactic sugar for " __name__ == '__main__' "? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-11-13 08:33 -0500
    Re: How about some syntactic sugar for " __name__ == '__main__' "? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-14 00:40 +1100

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