Capturing the entry point of a script

[SamG]

If a function does not have main function defined and there is only a

if __name__="__main__":

how do i make a call to that using

profile.runcall( ...)

in my profiling script. Is there a way to find the entry point of a
script and indentify it with module method.

 

[Steve Holden]

If a function does not have main function defined and there is only a

if __name__="__main__":

how do i make a call to that using

profile.runcall( ...)

in my profiling script. Is there a way to find the entry point of a
script and indentify it with module method.

There is no way to do that without modifying your module (by the way, I
think you should have said "If a *module* does not ...").

The easiest way to do this is to replace the line

if __name == "__main__:

with

def main():

and then at the end of the module put

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

The second step is not required unless you still want the module to run
as a standalone script.

Now you can call profile.runcall(module.main, ...)

regards
Steve