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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 execution_profile_clone_update(self, ep, **kwargs):
 """ Returns a clone of the ``ep`` profile. ``kwargs`` can be specified to update attributes of the returned profile. This is a shallow clone, so any objects referenced by the profile are shared. This means Load Balancing Policy is maintained by inclusion in the active profiles. It also means updating any other rich objects will be seen by the active profile. In cases where this is not desirable, be sure to replace the instance instead of manipulating the shared object. """

        clone = copy(self._maybe_get_execution_profile(ep))
        for attr, value in kwargs.items():
            setattr(clone, attr, value)
        return clone