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diff --git a/Lib/runpy.py b/Lib/runpy.py
index e277de3..9fe431a 100644
--- a/Lib/runpy.py
+++ b/Lib/runpy.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class _ModifiedArgv0(object):
def _run_code(code, run_globals, init_globals=None,
mod_name=None, mod_fname=None,
mod_loader=None, pkg_name=None):
- """Helper for _run_module_code"""
+ """Helper to run code in nominated namespace"""
if init_globals is not None:
run_globals.update(init_globals)
run_globals.update(__name__ = mod_name,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def _run_code(code, run_globals, init_globals=None,
def _run_module_code(code, init_globals=None,
mod_name=None, mod_fname=None,
mod_loader=None, pkg_name=None):
- """Helper for run_module"""
+ """Helper to run code in new namespace with sys modified"""
with _TempModule(mod_name) as temp_module, _ModifiedArgv0(mod_fname):
mod_globals = temp_module.module.__dict__
_run_code(code, mod_globals, init_globals,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def _get_module_details(mod_name):
raise ImportError("No module named %s" % mod_name)
if loader.is_package(mod_name):
if mod_name == "__main__" or mod_name.endswith(".__main__"):
- raise ImportError(("Cannot use package as __main__ module"))
+ raise ImportError("Cannot use package as __main__ module")
try:
pkg_main_name = mod_name + ".__main__"
return _get_module_details(pkg_main_name)
@@ -116,29 +116,22 @@ def _get_module_details(mod_name):
filename = _get_filename(loader, mod_name)
return mod_name, loader, code, filename
-
-def _get_main_module_details():
- # Helper that gives a nicer error message when attempting to
- # execute a zipfile or directory by invoking __main__.py
- main_name = "__main__"
- try:
- return _get_module_details(main_name)
- except ImportError as exc:
- if main_name in str(exc):
- raise ImportError("can't find %r module in %r" %
- (main_name, sys.path[0]))
- raise
-
-# This function is the actual implementation of the -m switch and direct
-# execution of zipfiles and directories and is deliberately kept private.
-# This avoids a repeat of the situation where run_module() no longer met the
-# needs of mainmodule.c, but couldn't be changed because it was public
+# XXX ncoghlan: Should this be documented and made public?
+# (Current thoughts: don't repeat the mistake that lead to its
+# creation when run_module() no longer met the needs of
+# mainmodule.c, but couldn't be changed because it was public)
def _run_module_as_main(mod_name, alter_argv=True):
"""Runs the designated module in the __main__ namespace
- These __*__ magic variables will be overwritten:
+ Note that the executed module will have full access to the
+ __main__ namespace. If this is not desirable, the run_module()
+ function sbould be used to run the module code in a fresh namespace.
+
+ At the very least, these variables in __main__ will be overwritten:
+ __name__
__file__
__loader__
+ __package__
"""
try:
if alter_argv or mod_name != "__main__": # i.e. -m switch
@@ -146,7 +139,16 @@ def _run_module_as_main(mod_name, alter_argv=True):
else: # i.e. directory or zipfile execution
mod_name, loader, code, fname = _get_main_module_details()
except ImportError as exc:
- msg = "%s: %s" % (sys.executable, str(exc))
+ # Try to provide a good error message
+ # for directories, zip files and the -m switch
+ if alter_argv:
+ # For -m switch, just display the exception
+ info = str(exc)
+ else:
+ # For directories/zipfiles, let the user
+ # know what the code was looking for
+ info = "can't find '__main__.py' in %r" % sys.argv[0]
+ msg = "%s: %s" % (sys.executable, info)
sys.exit(msg)
pkg_name = mod_name.rpartition('.')[0]
main_globals = sys.modules["__main__"].__dict__
@@ -173,6 +175,18 @@ def run_module(mod_name, init_globals=None,
return _run_code(code, {}, init_globals, run_name,
fname, loader, pkg_name)
+def _get_main_module_details():
+ # Helper that gives a nicer error message when attempting to
+ # execute a zipfile or directory by invoking __main__.py
+ main_name = "__main__"
+ try:
+ return _get_module_details(main_name)
+ except ImportError as exc:
+ if main_name in str(exc):
+ raise ImportError("can't find %r module in %r" %
+ (main_name, sys.path[0]))
+ raise
+
# XXX (ncoghlan): Perhaps expose the C API function
# as imp.get_importer instead of reimplementing it in Python?