[Python-ideas] Replacing the if __name__ == "__main__" idiom (was Re: making a module callable)

[Barry Warsaw]

On Nov 26, 2013, at 01:12 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

>(1) Keep the status quo.

I'd have no problem with this.  The current idiom doesn't seem broken to me,
nor is it that hard to type.  I also don't think it's very hard to discover
given how common it is.

>if __main__:

If we *had* to make this easier to type, this would be my choice.  It doesn't
even have to be read-only, given that __name__ can be messed with, but usually
isn't.  Why then worry about __main__ getting messed with?

-Barry
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