[Tutor] if __name__=='main' vs entry points: What to teach new comers?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, Aug 02, 2017 at 10:48:39PM +1000, Ben Finney wrote:
> Thomas Güttler <guettliml at thomas-guettler.de> writes:
> 
> > Maybe I am doing something wrong.  I was proud because I did use
> > “console_scripts” entry points.
> 
> Did someone lead you to believe it was wrong? Setuptools console_scripts
> entry points are a good tool.
> 
> My point was that it is an *advanced* tool, difficult to use and also
> difficult to explain because the concepts are advanced.

Can you explain the use-case for when somebody might want to use 
console_scripts entry points?

I have a module with a main() function and an "if __name__ == ..." 
guard. Under what circumstances is that not sufficient, and I would want 
console_scripts?





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Steve