if name == " main ":

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/419163/what-does-if-name-main-do

if __name__ == "__main__":

if __name__ == "__main__":
  main()

if __name__ == "__main__":
  yourfunction()

Related terms

• Module
• def
• Python double under (dunder) methods

See also

• import, import (Python): import [ os | argparse | sys | psutil | yaml | logging | websockets ], from
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