code: def start():
    r
    processPendingModules()
  
    if not state.main_module_name in ModuleMembers: # don't start the core when main is not Ec-ed
      return
  
    MainModule = sys.modules[state.main_module_name]
  
    if not MainModule.__ec_member__.Members: # there was some error while loading script(s)
      return
  
    global BaseGroup
    BaseGroup = MainModule.__ec_member__
  
    Argv = sys.argv[1:]
    global mode
    mode = 'd' if Argv else 's' # dispatch / shell mode
  
    if mode == 's':
      import shell
      shell.init()
  
    else:
      import dispatch
      dispatch.init(Argv)
  
    processExitHooks()
docs: r"""Starts ec.