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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 get_path(self, hier_separator=".", array_suffix="[{index:d}]", empty_array_suffix="[]"):
 """ Generate an absolute path string to this node Parameters hier_separator: str Override the hierarchy separator array_suffix: str Override how array suffixes are represented when the index is known empty_array_suffix: str Override how array suffixes are represented when the index is not known """

        if self.parent and not isinstance(self.parent, RootNode):
            return(
                self.parent.get_path(hier_separator, array_suffix, empty_array_suffix)
                + hier_separator
                + self.get_path_segment(array_suffix, empty_array_suffix)
            )
        else:
            return self.get_path_segment(array_suffix, empty_array_suffix)