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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 _ConvertAnnotations(self, annotations):
 """ Convert annotations to pyVmomi flags """

      flags = 0
      if annotations:
         for annotation in annotations:
            flags |= self._mapFlags.get(annotation.name, 0)
      return flags