How to import a module as __main__?

Question

I have a module that has the usual

if __name__ == \'__main__\':
    do stuff...

idiom.

I\'d like to import that from another module

Answer 1

There is, execute the script instead of importing it. But I consider this an extremely hackish solution.

However the ideal pattern would be:

def do_stuff():
    ... stuff happens ...

if __name__ == '__main__':
    do_stuff()

that way you can do:

from mymodule import do_stuff
do_stuff()

EDIT: Answer after clarification on not being able to edit the module code.

I would never recommend this in any production code, this is a "use at own risk" solution.

import mymodule

with open(os.path.splitext(mymodule.__file__)[0] + ".py") as fh:
    exec fh.read()