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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_var_count(self):
 """ Return number of variables """

        n = c_int()
        self.library.get_var_count.argtypes = [POINTER(c_int)]
        self.library.get_var_count(byref(n))
        return n.value