How to set program name in Python? ($0 in Perl)
Steve Holden
steve at holdenweb.com
Thu Nov 10 01:51:19 EST 2005
Swaroop C H wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to set the program name in Python, similar to $0 in
> Perl?
>
>>From `man perlvar`:
>
> $0 Contains the name of the program being executed. On some oper-
> ating systems assigning to "$0" modifies the argument
> area that
> the ps program sees. This is more useful as a way of
> indicat-
> ing the current program state than it is for hiding the
> program
> you're running. (Mnemonic: same as sh and ksh.)
>
>
>
> Thanks!
> Swaroop
> www.swaroopch.info
>
import sys
print sys.argv[0]
regards
Steve
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