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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 hasReaders(self, ulBuffer):
 """inexpensively checks for readers to allow writers to fast-fail potentially expensive copies and writes."""


        fn = self.function_table.hasReaders
        result = fn(ulBuffer)
        return result