GIAC Exam GPYC Topic 8 Question 41 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GPYC exam

Question #: 41
Topic #: 8

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What will the contents of the "__name__" variable be if the program "gpyc.py" is run as a standalone program?

AThe name of the Python version used to create the module

B__main__

CThe name of the GCC compiler used to compile the module

Dgpyc

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by Natalie at Feb 08, 2024, 08:26 AM

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10 months ago

I believe it's because Python assigns __name__ the value __main__ when it's the main program being executed

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10 months ago

But why is it set to __main__ specifically?

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11 months ago

Yeah, I agree. When a Python program is run as a standalone program, __name__ is set to __main__

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12 months ago

I think the contents of the __name__ variable will be __main__

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