if __name__ == '__main__'
if __name__ == "__main__":
What does if __name_=="_main__": do?
# Suppose this is foo.py.
print("before import")
import math
print("before functionA")
def functionA():
print("Function A")
print("before functionB")
def functionB():
print("Function B {}".format(math.sqrt(100)))
print("before __name__ guard")
if __name__ == '__main__':
functionA()
functionB()
print("after __name__ guard")
what is __name__ == "__main__":
Every Python module has it's __name__ defined and if this is '__main__', it implies that the module is being run standalone by the user and we can do corresponding appropriate actions. If you import this script as a module in another script, the __name__ is set to the name of the script/module.
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