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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 encode(self):
 """ Encodes the current state of the object into a string. :return: The encoded string """

        opt_dict = {}
        for k, v in self.options.items():
            opt_dict[k] = v[0]

        ss = '{0}://{1}'.format(self.scheme, ','.join(self.hosts))
        if self.bucket:
            ss += '/' + self.bucket

        # URL encode options then decoded forward slash /
        ss += '?' + urlencode(opt_dict).replace('%2F', '/')

        return ss