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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 stats():
    '''
    Returns statistics about the locate database

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' locate.stats
    '''
    ret = {}
    cmd = 'locate -S'
    out = __salt__['cmd.run'](cmd).splitlines()
    for line in out:
        comps = line.strip().split()
        if line.startswith('Database'):
            ret['database'] = comps[1].replace(':', '')
            continue
        ret[' '.join(comps[1:])] = comps[0]
    return ret