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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 deployment_groups(self):
 """ Gets the Deployment Groups API client. Returns: DeploymentGroups: """

        if not self.__deployment_groups:
            self.__deployment_groups = DeploymentGroups(self.__connection)
        return self.__deployment_groups