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Python

Posted by Jacob Hoskins
Jacob Hoskins
2,047 Points

can someone break this down, I am still having trouble understanding the dunder main

I dont understand dunder main at all still, any way anyone can break it down a little more please.

1 Answer

ursaminor
ursaminor
11,271 Points

Here's the documentation: https://docs.python.org/3/library/__main__.html

And a great thread all about it: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/419163/what-does-if-name-main-do

Jacob Hoskins
Jacob Hoskins
2,047 Points

Thank you.