[Chicago] __name__ == "__main__"

[Michael Tobis]

I agree with everything Kumar says. It could be prettier, but it's
extremely useful to put the
__name__ == "__main__" around code in your file that doesn't define
objects or functions.

Now that it's come up, though. what I never quite understood was the
extra level of indirection that many people including Guido favor.

###
def invoke_lots_of_stuff():
   print "I represent a lot of very clever objects and functions"

def main():
   invoke_lots_of_stuff()

if __name__ == "__main__":
   main()
###

What's the purpose of the extra layer provided by the main() function?

Also, yeah, there's a little bit of a Python activity in Chicago...
(Miss y'all; looking forward to seeing you again in March.)

mt