If we create our custom module and there are somt lines that must not be executed during imports in another py file we should put this code in:
Name of python file that you DIRECTLY execute is __main__
Good imports styling:
"""
Illustration of good import statement styling.
Note that the imports come after the docstring.
"""
# Standard library imports
import datetime
import os
# Third-party imports
from flask import Flask
from flask_restful import Api
from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
# Local application imports
from mod1 import Foo
from mod2 import Bar
Naming guard if __name__ == "__main__" :
# Suppose this is foo.py.
print("before import")
import math
print("before function_a")
def function_a():
print("Function A")
print("before function_b")
def function_b():
print("Function B {}".format(math.sqrt(100)))
print("before __name__ guard")
if __name__ == '__main__':
function_a()
function_b()
print("after __name__ guard")
import #module #hiding
importing-that-affects-namespace #hiding
from math import sin, pi
print(sin(pi / 2))
pi = 3.14
def sin(x):
if 2 * x == pi:
return 0.99999999
else:
return None
print(sin(pi / 2))