Starting Python... some questions

[Thinker]

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jezonthenet at yahoo.com wrote:
> I started using Python a couple of days ago - here are a few
> questions:
>
> * Doesn't the __main__() method automatically execute when I run my
> python program?
> * Only when I do an import of my test.py file within python and then
> run test.__main__() I can see where my bugs are. Is this correct?
> (right now this is my only way of running my python program and see
> where I have problems)
> * Once I've done an import and then I wish to make a change to the
> file I've imported I have to quit Python, restart and import that
> module again in order for the module to be refreshed. Is there no "re-
> import" ?
> * Finally, could someone tell me why I'm having problems with the
> small module below?
> - Python pretends I provide chassis_id() with three parameters, even
> though I clearly only provide it with two - why?
No, Python is executing a module. You should explicit call __main__()
at top scope of
your module. For ex.

if __name__ == '__main__':
__main__()

This snippet calls __main__() when the module is executed directly,
but not imported as a module.

Once a module had been imported, you should invoke reload() function
to reload it from filesystem.


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Thinker Li - thinker at branda.to thinker.li at gmail.com
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