unable to run file directly

[lawrence124]

Describe the bug running in python environment is ok but not when it is in a py file

To reproduce running "python cantonese.py" will result in error/crash, while cantonese.py only has 2 lines:

import pycantonese pycantonese.characters_to_jyutping('香港人講廣東話') # Hongkongers speak Cantonese

but directly running in python environment was ok:

Expected behavior A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen instead.

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System (please complete the following information):

• Operating System: [e.g. Windows, MacOS, Linux]
• Windows 11 and Windows 10
• PyCantonese version: [What you see after you run import pycantonese; print(pycantonese.__version__)]
• pycantonese 3.4.0

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[jacksonllee]

Hello, the first screenshot did not show the complete stack trace to include the error. Would you be able to post the stack trace?

If I have to guess, for Windows you'd have to put your code under the if __name__ == "__main__": idiom when you run code from a .py file (due to parallelization -- see the "Caution" note at the top of the Quickstart page):

import pycantonese

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(pycantonese.characters_to_jyutping('香港人講廣東話'))

Let me know if this resolves the issue.

[lawrence124]

it solved the problem, sorry for not reading the quickstart page thoroughly/