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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 mac_address(self):
 """Returns the MAC address of the network interface. If multiple interfaces are provided, the address of the first found is returned. """

        if self._mac_address is None:
            self._mac_address = self._get_mac_address()

        return self._mac_address