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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 create(message_type, priority=0):
 """Create a ProtocolMessage."""

    message = protobuf.ProtocolMessage()
    message.type = message_type
    message.priority = priority
    return message