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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 hilbert_chip_order(machine):
 """A generator which iterates over a set of chips in a machine in a hilbert path. For use as a chip ordering for the sequential placer. """

    max_dimen = max(machine.width, machine.height)
    hilbert_levels = int(ceil(log(max_dimen, 2.0))) if max_dimen >= 1 else 0
    return hilbert(hilbert_levels)