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__init__.py marks a folder as a package.
__main__ allows a script to run directly using main block.
__main__ allows a script to run directly using main block.
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__init__.py makes a directory a Python package (can be empty). Controls what gets imported with from package import *. __main__.py lets a package be run directly: python -m mypackage. if __name__ == "__main__": guard runs code only when script is executed directly (not when imported as a module). Essential for making scripts work both as executables and importable modules.
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