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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 create(cls, path, encoding='utf-8'):
 """Create a new bare repository"""

        cmd = [GIT, 'init', '--quiet', '--bare', path]
        subprocess.check_call(cmd)
        return cls(path, encoding)