diff --git a/packages/python/swig/yap4py/__main__.py b/packages/python/swig/yap4py/__main__.py
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+"""The main routine of the yap python project."""
+
+import sys
+import yap4py.yapi
+
+
+def main(**args):
+    """The main routine."""
+    if args is None:
+        args = sys.argv[1:]
+    
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+    yap4py.yapi.live()