How to use Python main() function in GAE (Google App Engine)?

Question

I\'d like to use a main() function in my GAE code
(note: the code below is just a minimal demonstration for a much larger program, hence the need for a

Answer 1

Seems that the solution was quite simple (it kept eluding me because it hid in plain sight): __name__ is main and not __main__!

In short, the following code utilises a main() as expected:

# with main()
import webapp2

class GetHandler(webapp2.RequestHandler):
    def get(self):
        self.response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/plain'
        self.response.write('in GET')

class SetHandler(webapp2.RequestHandler):
    def get(self):
        self.response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/plain'
        self.response.write('in SET')

def main():
    global app
    app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([
        ('/get',    GetHandler),
        ('/set',    SetHandler),
    ], debug=True)

# Note that it's 'main' and not '__main__'
if __name__ == 'main':
    main()