# Julia Python equivalent of \_\_main\_\_?

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**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [March 2, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-python-equivalent-of-main/35433 "2020-03-02T22:50:42Z")\
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See [Frequently Asked Questions · The Julia Language](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/faq/#How-do-I-check-if-the-current-file-is-being-run-as-the-main-script?-1). Something like the following should work:

```julia
function main()
   # do stuff
end

if abspath(PROGRAM_FILE) == @ __FILE__
    main()
end

```

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