Python code different when run in python.exe

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This is my code:

import win32api
import wmi

def username_func():
    uname = win32api.GetUserName()
    print "Username is:" ,uname, "\r "

def disk_func():
    c = wmi.WMI()
    for disk in c.Win32_LogicalDisk (DriveType=3):
            print disk.Caption, "%0.1f%% vrij \r" % (100.0 * long (disk.FreeSpace) / long     (disk.Size)),long (disk.FreeSpace) / long (1073741824),"gb van",long (disk.Size) / long     (1073741824),"gb"
            print

def main():
    username_func()
    disk_func()

main()

raw_input("Press Enter to continue...")

when i run this is pyscripter it gives me this output:

Username is: ****** 

C: 66.7% vrij 
79 gb van 119 gb

D: 21.9% vrij 
130 gb van 596 gb

when i double click the python.py i get a different output:

sername is: *****
79 gb van 119 gb

130 gb van 596 gb

why is this? am i forgetting something?

Burhan Khalid · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-25 09:37:11Z

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In addition to formatting your code correctly, you should change your \r to \n

answered Jun 25, 2012 at 9:37

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VGO · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-25 09:42:10Z

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Try to put your code in a main() function and then write:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

I remember I read in python api that it's important on Windows. But I don't remember why. If I find the link I'll post it later.

answered Jun 25, 2012 at 9:42

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Duncan Over a year ago

It's just a convention really, and no more or less important on Windows than any other platform. The reason why it is good is that it means you can run your code as a script but you can also import it as a module and re-use functions such as username_func and disk_func in other bits of code.

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