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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 apply_new_scoped_variable_type(self, path, new_variable_type_str):
 """Applies the new data type of the scoped variable defined by path :param str path: The path identifying the edited variable :param str new_variable_type_str: New data type as str """

        data_port_id = self.list_store[path][self.ID_STORAGE_ID]
        try:
            if self.model.state.scoped_variables[data_port_id].data_type.__name__ != new_variable_type_str:
                self.model.state.scoped_variables[data_port_id].change_data_type(new_variable_type_str)
        except ValueError as e:
            logger.error("Error while changing data type: {0}".format(e))