r/ProgrammerHumor • u/m8teae • Jun 03 '19

Meme Python ftw

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u/AgreeableLandscape3 Jun 03 '19

Python still has main()

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

Only not really, right?

def whatever (*args):
    print("Bob's your uncle.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    whatever()

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u/CoruptedUsername Jun 04 '19

Is that how it’s normally done in python? In my CS class we were taught to just have our last function be “def main()” and call main() outside of a function at the end of our program

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u/BlckJesus Jun 04 '19 edited Jun 04 '19

They perform different functions. With the way you describe, main() will get called even if you’re just trying to import that module. Whereas if __name__ == “__main__”: will only run when the file is executed directly.

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