[Tutor] Why use main() ?

[Alan Gauld]

On 05/07/17 16:37, David Rock wrote:

> This is a question about the benefits of using a main() function vs not.


Others have answered for the pros, but I confess that I don't
always use a main(), but only if all I'm doing is, say,
instantiating a class and running a method. For anything
more complex I'd write a main() (or test() or demo() ) to
go inside the
   if name==main
clause.

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