Capturing the entry point of a script

[Steve Holden]

SamG wrote:
> If a function does not have main function defined and there is only a
> 
> if __name__="__main__":
> 
> how do i make a call to that using
> 
> profile.runcall( ...)
> 
> in my profiling script. Is there a way to find the entry point of a
> script and indentify it with module method.
> 
There is no way to do that without modifying your module (by the way, I 
think you should have said "If a *module* does not ...").

The easiest way to do this is to replace the line

if __name == "__main__:

with

def main():

and then at the end of the module put

if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()

The second step is not required unless you still want the module to run 
as a standalone script.

Now you can call profile.runcall(module.main, ...)

regards
  Steve
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