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- Subject: Re: Lua analog of Python's __ main__
- From: Paul K <paul@...>
- Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 10:25:57 -0800
> Is there an easy way for a Lua script to determine whether it was
> launched directly from the interpreter/host program or it was required
> into a another script?
See this discussion for several options and their pros/cons
(http://lua.2524044.n2.nabble.com/Modules-with-standalone-main-program-td7681497.html)
and this SO answer
(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49375638/how-to-determine-whether-my-code-is-running-in-a-lua-module).
Paul.
On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 10:20 AM Michael Nelson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Is there an easy way for a Lua script to determine whether it was
> launched directly from the interpreter/host program or it was required
> into a another script?
>
