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lucian c

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Nickname: lucianc
Registered: Feb, 2015

Re: Python main() functions Posted: Feb 11, 2015 3:39 AM
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this fragment:
def main(argv=None):
if argv is None:
argv = sys.argv
opt, args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])

if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())
when called from the OS shell

c:\Temp>c:\Python27\python test.py arg1 arg2
{}
['arg1', 'arg2']

and from the python's prompt will yield different results:

c:\Temp>c:\Python27\python
Python 2.7.6 (default, Nov 10 2013, 19:24:18) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import test
>>> test.main(['arg1', 'arg2'])
{}
['arg2']
>>> test.main(['arg_that_nobody_cares_of', 'arg1', 'arg2'])
{}
['arg1', 'arg2']

My proposal is the following:
------------------------------------------------------
def main(opts_args=[]):                   # (1)
opt, args = parser.parse_args(opts_args) # (2)

if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:])) # (3)

------------------------------------------------------
(1) opts_args defaults to [], because calling parser.parse_args(None) will actually parse sys.argv[1:], and you don't want this if calling main() from another script.
(2) if you want to use the script name in the help message, __file__ should do
(3) no more sys.argv parsing past this point

Michael Stueben

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Nickname: csteacher
Registered: Nov, 2015

Re: Python main() functions Posted: Aug 30, 2016 10:52 AM
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This is my fallback shell:

#######################<START OF PROGRAM>#####################
def main():
pass
#------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == '__main__':
from time import clock; START_TIME = clock(); main();
print('- '*12);
print('RUN TIME:%6.2f'%(clock()-START_TIME), 'seconds.');
########################<END OF PROGRAM>######################
Output:
- - - - - - - - - - - -
RUN TIME: 0.01 seconds.

I think EVERY program should print the time it takes to run.

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