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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_type(cls, ptr):
 """Get the subtype class for a pointer"""


        # fall back to the base class if unknown
        return cls.__types.get(lib.g_base_info_get_type(ptr), cls)