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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_text(self, max_rows=0, sep=" | "):
 """Format table as text."""

        if not max_rows or max_rows > self.num_rows:
            max_rows = self.num_rows
        omitted = max(0, self.num_rows - max_rows)
        labels = self._columns.keys()
        fmts = self._get_column_formatters(max_rows, False)
        rows = [[fmt(label, label=True) for fmt, label in zip(fmts, labels)]]
        for row in itertools.islice(self.rows, max_rows):
            rows.append([f(v, label=False) for v, f in zip(row, fmts)])
        lines = [sep.join(row) for row in rows]
        if omitted:
            lines.append('... ({} rows omitted)'.format(omitted))
        return '\n'.join([line.rstrip() for line in lines])