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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 as_int_array(self):
 """ Convert self into a regular ndarray of ints. This is an O(1) operation. It does not copy the underlying data. """

        return self.view(
            type=ndarray,
            dtype=unsigned_int_dtype_with_size_in_bytes(self.itemsize),
        )