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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:

def absent(name):
    '''
    Verify that the variable is not in the ``make.conf``.

    name
        The variable name. This will automatically be converted to upper
        case since variables in ``make.conf`` are in upper case
    '''
    ret = {'changes': {},
           'comment': '',
           'name': name,
           'result': True}

    # Make name all Uppers since make.conf uses all Upper vars
    upper_name = name.upper()

    old_value = __salt__['makeconf.get_var'](upper_name)

    if old_value is None:
        msg = 'Variable {0} is already absent from make.conf'
        ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
    else:
        if __opts__['test']:
            msg = 'Variable {0} is set to be removed from make.conf'
            ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
            ret['result'] = None
        else:
            __salt__['makeconf.remove_var'](upper_name)

            new_value = __salt__['makeconf.get_var'](upper_name)
            if new_value is not None:
                msg = 'Variable {0} failed to be removed from make.conf'
                ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
                ret['result'] = False
            else:
                msg = 'Variable {0} was removed from make.conf'
                ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
                ret['result'] = True
    return ret