Python change module name to its realname

Question

app.py :

import sys

for name, module in sys.modules.iteritems():
    print name

I get:

encodings
site
__builtin__
sysconfig
__main__
....

as you can see, the module name is changed to __main__ .

I know this behaviour( if __name__ == '__main__' ), but how can I change the module name back to its real name?

Answer 1

Take a look at module for your module:

print module

Output:

<module '__main__' from 'app.py'>