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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 calculate_path(self, remote_path, input_type):
 """ Verify remote_path is in directory for input_type inputs and create directory if needed. """

        directory, allow_nested_files = self._directory_for_file_type(input_type)
        path = get_mapped_file(directory, remote_path, allow_nested_files=allow_nested_files)
        return path