From: The Higgs bozo <higgs.bozo@...>
Date: 2008-12-13T03:07:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Function def at end of scripts

No Where wrote:
> I am refactoring an ugly script. I would like it contained all in one
> file so I was moving code to functions/classes and put them at the end
> of the script for legibility. This didn't work. They are only available
> if I put them at the beginning of the script before I need them. Is
> there a way to declare them at the beginning so I can put them all at
> the end of the file?

IIUC you want to do this,

    do_stuff(4, 5)

    def do_stuff(x, y)
      p x ; p y
    end

which won't fly.  However code running in the top-level scope is only 
suitable for the smallest of scripts anyway.  I recommend:

    def main
      do_stuff(4, 5)
    end

    def do_stuff(x, y)
      p x ; p y
    end

    main
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