Also, do y'all call main() in the if block or do you just put the code you want to run in the if block?
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Both are indeed equally terrible, even if it is for different reasons.
The one true choice is of course letting the programmer choose the main function in compile/interpretation-time.
I.e.
python main.py --start "main"would start by calling the main function in main.pyMost contemporary python tools like flask or uvicorn do exactly this and require an explicit entry point