json load problem

[Larz60+]

if __name__ == '__main__':
   obj.method()

This allows the program to execute code differently, depending on how it's started

To illustrate how this works, create the following two very short program:

short.py

def func1():
    print('__name__: {}'.format(__name__))

func1()

stillshort.py

import short

short

Now from a command line, first run:

python short.py

result:

Output:
__name__: __main__

now run:

python stillshort.py

result:

Output:
__name__: short

So, the if

__name__ == '__main__':

will only be true if the program was called directly.