Python Global Variable

A Python Global Variable is a Python variable that is a global software variable.

• Example(s):
  • __name__
  • __version__
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Python Local Variable.
  • a Perl Global Variable.
• See: Python Code, Python Data Structure.

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References

2013

• https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/modules.html
  • … A module is a file containing Python definitions and statements. The file name is the module name with the suffix .py appended. Within a module, the module’s name (as a string) is available as the value of the global variable __name__.

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