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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 style_defs(cls):
 """ Return the CSS style definitions required by the formatted snippet. """

        formatter = HtmlFormatter()
        formatter.style.highlight_color = cls.VIOLATION_COLOR
        return formatter.get_style_defs()