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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 _render_object(self, obj, *context, **kwargs):
 """ Render the template associated with the given object. """

        loader = self._make_loader()

        # TODO: consider an approach that does not require using an if
        #   block here.  For example, perhaps this class's loader can be
        #   a SpecLoader in all cases, and the SpecLoader instance can
        #   check the object's type.  Or perhaps Loader and SpecLoader
        #   can be refactored to implement the same interface.
        if isinstance(obj, TemplateSpec):
            loader = SpecLoader(loader)
            template = loader.load(obj)
        else:
            template = loader.load_object(obj)

        context = [obj] + list(context)

        return self._render_string(template, *context, **kwargs)