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<p>This place-holder variable may not be defined.

If this code is executed and the variable is undefined then a <code>NameError</code> will occur.

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<recommendation>

<p>Check that the name of the place-holder variable is not a typographic error.

If the name is correct, either define a value for the variable, or import the module that defines the function or method that sets the value.

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<p>If another module initializes this variable before it is used, then the <code>NameError</code> may not occur.

However, you can make the code more robust and clearer by setting the variable to a default value in its own module.

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<references>

<li>Python Standard Library: <a href="https://docs.python.org/library/exceptions.html#exceptions.NameError">NameError</a>.</li>

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