How testcomplete works with scripts not being written inside the class?

[DKumar04]

My question is if I have written my scripts using python. Let consider the below example

# example1.py

def test():

   print "hello world"

# example2.py

class sampletest:

      def test():

          print "hello world"

In the above examples, one being wriiten without class and other within class. I was surprised how testcomplete works with first example .

[IStaroverov]

This behavior is similar to a launching this code(e.g. in Python IDLE):

def test():
  print "hello world"
test()

but if you want to print the message in TestComplete, need to use: Log.Message("hello world")

[TanyaYatskovska]

Hi @DKumar04,

Does IStaroverov's suggestion answer your question?

[DKumar04]

but my question is not about printing it's about how test complete works when there is no class but only routines inside .py script file?

[TanyaYatskovska]

As far as I understand it works without the class. Do you have any errors?

[tristaanogre · Accepted solution]

Keep in mind... this is Python SCRIPT, not full Python.  Not everything needs to have a class to be able to execute.  You can use classes, but they are not required for execution of functions.