[Python-3000] PEP to change how the main module is delineated

Christian Heimes lists at cheimes.de
Mon Apr 23 15:07:33 CEST 2007


Brett Cannon wrote:
>> Someone on python-idea brought up the idea to add the sys module to
>> builtins. The feature would remove the requirement for an extra line and
>> the costs should be minimal or even zero since sys is a special builtin
>> module.
>>
> 
> That's a separate PEP.

Do you remember the PEP number? I can't find the PEP.

>> Some people including me like to resurrect the PEP 299 __main__()
>> function idea. http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0299/
> 
> As I have already said multiple times on python-ideas, I don't
> personally like that idea.  If someone wants to do the work to try to
> push that view then they can.

I know. I mentioned it because I "wanted to push that view". O:-)

Christian



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