windows needs __main__ to multiprocess

astrosource/analyse.py

@@ -810,4 +810,8 @@ def calibrated_photometry(paths, photometrydata, colourterm, colourerror, colour
         logger.info("then consider providing an appropriate colour for this filter using the --targetcolour option")
         logger.info("as well as an appropriate colour term for this filter (using --colourdetect or --colourterm).")
 
-    return pdata
+    return pdata
+
+# Needed for windows to multiprocess appropriately
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass

astrosource/comparison.py

@@ -1941,4 +1941,8 @@ def find_comparisons_calibrated(targets, paths, filterCode, nopanstarrs=False, n
     savetxt(parentPath / "results/calibCompsUsed.csv", compFile, delimiter=",", fmt='%0.8f',header='RA,Dec,Variability')
     sys.stdout.write('\n')
 
-    return colourTerm, colourError, compFile
+    return colourTerm, colourError, compFile
+
+# Needed for windows to multiprocess appropriately
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass

astrosource/identify.py

@@ -1185,4 +1185,8 @@ def find_stars(targets, paths, fileList, nopanstarrs=False, nosdss=False, noskym
             f.write(str(filename) +"\n")
 
 
-    return fileList, outputComps, photFileHolder, photCoords
+    return fileList, outputComps, photFileHolder, photCoords
+
+# Needed for windows to multiprocess appropriately
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass

astrosource/periodic.py

@@ -2364,3 +2364,7 @@ def plot_with_period(paths, filterCode, numBins = 10, minperiod=0.2, maxperiod=1
     #     return pdm["distance_minperiod"]
     # else:
     return 0.0
+
+# Needed for windows to multiprocess appropriately
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass

astrosource/plots.py

@@ -373,3 +373,7 @@ def phased_plots(paths, filterCode, targets, period, phaseShift):
 
 
     return
+
+# Needed for windows to multiprocess appropriately
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass