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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(self, model_obj):
 """Write a record to the dict repository"""

        # Update the value of the counters
        model_obj = self._set_auto_fields(model_obj)

        # Add the entity to the repository
        identifier = model_obj[self.entity_cls.meta_.id_field.field_name]
        with self.conn['lock']:
            self.conn['data'][self.schema_name][identifier] = model_obj

        return model_obj