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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 _write_symlink(self, zf, link_target, link_path):
 """Package symlinks with appropriate zipfile metadata."""

        info = zipfile.ZipInfo()
        info.filename = link_path
        info.create_system = 3
        # Magic code for symlinks / py2/3 compat
        # 27166663808 = (stat.S_IFLNK | 0755) << 16
        info.external_attr = 2716663808
        zf.writestr(info, link_target)