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Edit Post #285274 Initial revision almost 3 years ago
Question Open file in script's own folder
I have a Python script that needs to access some data (or configuration) file in its very own folder. For example, say `script.py` does something like this: ```python with open('data.txt') as file: data = file.read() ``` The script will find the file, `data.txt`, if it is run in the term...
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almost 3 years ago
Edit Post #284975 Initial revision almost 3 years ago
Answer A: Docutils rst2pseudoxml.py reported error: No role entry for "meth"
There is no resolution for this issue as the `meth` role is a syntax extension defined by Sphinx, in what it calls the Python "domain". The standard reStructuredText roles that Docutils supports do not include `meth`.
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almost 3 years ago
Edit Post #284646 Initial revision about 3 years ago
Question What is the purpose of `if __name__ == '__main__'`?
I often see the construct `if name == 'main'` in Python code. For example, the `queens.py` demo in the Python repository ends with these two lines: ```python if name == "main": main() ``` However, the `beer.py` demo does not. Both run just fine and display things in the console. Moreover, ...
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about 3 years ago
Edit Post #281519 Post edited:
Fixed typos.
over 3 years ago
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helpful over 3 years ago