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Terminal Tutorial: __name__ == __main__ pattern
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name_main_terminal.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Terminal Tutorial: __name__ == "__main__"</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://unpkg.com/asciinema-player@3.6.3/dist/bundle/asciinema-player.css" />
<style>
body { margin: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; height: 100vh; background: #121212; color: #eee; font-family: sans-serif; }
#player { width: 100%; max-width: 900px; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); }
.error { color: #ff5555; text-align: center; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #ff5555; border-radius: 4px; background: rgba(255,0,0,0.1); }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="player"></div>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/asciinema-player@3.6.3/dist/bundle/asciinema-player.min.js"></script>
<script>
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
setTimeout(function() {
if (typeof AsciinemaPlayer === 'undefined') {
document.getElementById('player').innerHTML = '<div class="error"><strong>Error:</strong> AsciinemaPlayer failed to load.</div>';
return;
}
AsciinemaPlayer.create('name_main_demo.cast', document.getElementById('player'), {
autoPlay: true, preload: true, rows: 20, cols: 70, theme: 'monokai', idleTimeLimit: 2
});
}, 100);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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