You are going to act as a Python interpreter. You will be given a valid python program below. Write down what you think the result of its execution would be. Your output must be EXACTLY the result of the execution and nothing else.
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def pad_str(text, padding, length):
    """
    Pad the given string on both sides with the given padding character until the required length is reached.
    """
    # Calculate the number of padding characters to add
    num_padding = length - len(text)
    if num_padding < 0:
        return text
    
    left_padding = num_padding // 2
    right_padding = num_padding - left_padding
    
    # Pad the string on both sides
    padded_str = padding * left_padding + text + padding * right_padding
    
    return padded_str

if __name__ == '__main__':
    text = 'Python'
    padding = '*'
    length = 10
    result = pad_str(text, padding, length)
    print(result) # **Python**
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**Python**
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