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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 init_checker_state(self, name, argument_names):
 """Prepare custom state for the specific checker plugin."""

        if 'checker_state' in argument_names:
            self.checker_state = self._checker_states.setdefault(name, {})