Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'scripts': 0.03; 'linux,': 0.07; "'no": 0.09; 'skip:/ 10': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'systems.': 0.12; '>on': 0.16; 'from:addr:cs': 0.16; 'from:addr:zip.com.au': 0.16; 'from:name:cameron simpson': 0.16; 'message-id:@cskk.homeip.net': 0.16; 'received:211.29': 0.16; 'received:211.29.132': 0.16; 'received:cskk.homeip.net': 0.16; 'received:homeip.net': 0.16; 'received:optusnet.com.au': 0.16; 'received:syd.optusnet.com.au': 0.16; 'script,': 0.16; 'simpson': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '>>>': 0.22; 'mike': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'load': 0.23; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'script.': 0.24; 'skip:` 20': 0.24; 'cheers,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'script': 0.25; 'somewhere': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'dec': 0.30; 'specified': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'subject:some': 0.31; '(e.g.': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:com.au': 0.36; 'that!': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'thanks': 0.36; 'received:211': 0.38; 'issue': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'sure': 0.39; 'ago,': 0.61; 'content-disposition:inline': 0.62; '11:45': 0.84; 'act.': 0.84; 'ethan': 0.84; 'furman': 0.84; 'hardcore': 0.84; 'mice': 0.84; 'releases.': 0.91 Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 07:47:25 +1100 From: Cameron Simpson To: Ethan Furman Subject: Re: How about some syntactic sugar for " __name__ == '__main__' "? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <547D91A7.4090909@stoneleaf.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) References: <547D91A7.4090909@stoneleaf.us> X-Optus-CM-Score: 0 X-Optus-CM-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=BdjhjNd2 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=YuQlxtEQCowy2cfE5kc7TA==:117 a=YuQlxtEQCowy2cfE5kc7TA==:17 a=ZtCCktOnAAAA:8 a=PO7r1zJSAAAA:8 a=J0QyKEt1u0cA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=vrnE16BAAAAA:8 a=A92cGCtB03wA:10 a=QrVWhbZvAAAA:8 a=wZJ7l0roOB-8VU7f0vwA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 23 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1417554915 news.xs4all.nl 2861 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:52008 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:81812 On 02Dec2014 02:17, Ethan Furman wrote: >On 12/01/2014 05:15 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Ethan Furman wrote: >>> Put the above somewhere in your path (e.g. /usr/local/bin), make it executable, and then instead of shebanging your >>> scripts with `/usr/local/bin/python` you can use `/usr/local/bin/py_main`, which will load and execute the script, >>> calling script.main as its last act. >> >> Be aware that this trick (shebanging to a script rather than a binary) >> isn't specified by the POSIX standard. It works on Linux, but I don't >> know about other systems. > >Ah, thanks for that! I'm pretty sure I've used systems where you could not shebang to a script. Solaris IIRC. Several years ago, might not be an issue on modern releases. Cheers, Cameron Simpson For reading rec.moto, I use one of those carbon-fiber Logitech mice w/a little 'No Fear' sticker on it. - Mike Hardcore DoD#5010 Apologies to Primus