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Python needs an actual default function (lemmy.ml)
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Also, do y'all call main() in the if block or do you just put the code you want to run in the if block?

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[–] Archr@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The main two reasons that I can think of to include this even when you have no intention of importing this as a library are:

  1. For unit testing you will need to import as a module.
  2. Sometimes I will run a python interactive interpreter and then import my script so that I can do some manual testing without needing to change my main function or if stmt.