On Apr 27, 2:08 pm, gtb <goodTweetieB...@hotmail.comwrote:
The lines
if __name__ == 'main':
someClass().fn()
appear at the end of many examples I see. Is this to cause a .class
file to be generated?
These are samples to give the programmer an idea of how the code is
supposed to work. If you cut/paste these examples in your working
code, you have to change the source to something that actually works.
BTW - Python does not use separate *.class files - *.py scripts (text
files) are byte compiled to *.pyc files for the python interpreter.
Would you perchance be referring to Java programming (which is a
different newsgroup)?
The last line of the sample below has a string parameter. When I
mimicked this I got an error stating that the class constructor did
not take an arg, which seems correct.
Thanks,
gtb
# Generated by MaxQ [com.bitmechanic.maxq.generator.CompactGenerator]
from CompactTest import CompactTest
class MaxQTest(CompactTest):
# Recorded test actions.
def runTest(self):
self.msg('Test started')
# ^^^ Insert new recordings here. (Do not remove this line.)
# Code to load and run the test
if __name__ == 'main':
MaxQTest('MaxQTest').Run()
In this case, the routine was called from a python command line, so
the __name__ variable is set to "__main__". This is a standard Python
trick to see if you are running the file as a stand alone script, or
if it was imported as a module (typically used with code that was
written that can be either standalone or used as part of a different
package - good for unit testing).
The example above { MaxQTest("MaxQTest").Run() } tells me either
you're trying to run a threaded application, or you're used to Java
programming.
Again, would you be wanting to talk to a Java newsgroup rather than a
Python newsgroup?