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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 run_file(path):
 """Run a module from a path and return its variables."""

    if PY26:
        dirpath, name, _ = splitname(path)
        found = imp.find_module(name, [dirpath])
        module = imp.load_module("__main__", *found)
        return vars(module)
    else:
        return runpy.run_path(path, run_name="__main__")