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Main Function Description

The Python main function defines the starting point of a Python program. When a Python file is run directly, the code in the main function will execute, but not if the file is imported as a module. To ensure code in the main function runs when the file is the main program, an if statement checking if __name__ equals '__main__' must be used.

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Main Function Description

The Python main function defines the starting point of a Python program. When a Python file is run directly, the code in the main function will execute, but not if the file is imported as a module. To ensure code in the main function runs when the file is the main program, an if statement checking if __name__ equals '__main__' must be used.

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PYTHON MAIN DESCRIPTION?

Definition :

Python main function is a starting point of any program. When the program is
run, the python interpreter runs the code sequentially. Main function is executed
only when it is run as a Python program. It will not run the main function if it
imported as a module.

To understand this, consider the following code

def main():
print ("hello world!")
print ("Guru99")

Output : Guru99

Here, we got two pieces of print- one is defined within the main function that is "Hello
World" and the other is independent, which is "Guru99". When you run the function def
main ():
• Only "Guru99" prints out
• and not the code "Hello World."

It is because we did not declare the call function "if__name__== "__main__".

It is important that after defining the main function, you call the code by if__name__==
"__main__" and then run the code, only then you will get the output "hello world!" in the
programming console. Consider the following code

def main():
print("Hello World!")

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

print("Guru99")

Output :
Hello World!
Guru99

Here is the explanation,

• When Python interpreter reads a source file, it will execute all the code found in
it.
• When Python runs the "source file" as the main program, it sets the special
variable (__name__) to have a value ("__main__").
• When you execute the main function, it will then read the "if" statement and
checks whether __name__ does equal to __main__.
• In Python "if__name__== "__main__" allows you to run the Python files
either as reusable modules or standalone programs.

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