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<h2 id="predefined-python-variables">Predefined Python Variables</h2>

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<h3 id="packagename">PACKAGE_NAME</h3>
<p>
  This is a string variable with the name of the package being evaluated. In
  particular, when <code>PACKAGE_NAME</code> appears in a <code>.bzl</code>
  file, its value will be the package that <i>uses</i> the .bzl file, not the
  package that contains it.
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