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This is not a prank right ? Is it really gone ?

• bonzini 1y ago
  It is, and it will be back soon just like Python's "if __name__ == '__main__'"...
  • garbagepatch 1y ago
    It makes sense to still have a main function. It doesn't make sense to have a class only to wrap that main function.
  • nromiun 1y ago
    What? When did that go away? What is the alternative?
    • rhdunn 1y ago
      In a pyproject.toml file you can create/define scripts that reference an entry function. E.g.: # myapp/app.py def main(): print('Hello!') and in the pyproject.toml: [project.scripts] app = "myapp.app:main" You can still use the __name__ check at the end of the file, e.g.: if __name__ == '__main__': main() That way it works both as a standalone and when installed via pip/uv. -- Note: The scripts created by the installer are slightly more complicated versions of that __name__ check that handle the application argument (arg 0) and the exit code as the return value from main().
• rhdunn 1y ago
  It's not gone per se -- you can still write out the long form version if you want (this is required for backward compatibility). What's now permitted is: 1. a simpler way of declaring a main method on a class -- you don't need the public or static, and the args is optional, so you can declare a `void main() { ... }` method on a constructable class; 2. declaring a main function (and other variables/functions) outside of a class -- here, the startup code will handle calling the main function, although I don't think the ability to call anonymous functions currently extends outside of the main function/file.