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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 pidfile(self):
 """Get the absolute path of the pidfile."""

        return os.path.abspath(
            os.path.expandvars(
                os.path.expanduser(
                    self._pidfile,
                ),
            ),
        )