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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 take(self, indexer, axis=1, verify=True, convert=True):
 """ Take items along any axis. """

        self._consolidate_inplace()
        indexer = (np.arange(indexer.start, indexer.stop, indexer.step,
                             dtype='int64')
                   if isinstance(indexer, slice)
                   else np.asanyarray(indexer, dtype='int64'))

        n = self.shape[axis]
        if convert:
            indexer = maybe_convert_indices(indexer, n)

        if verify:
            if ((indexer == -1) | (indexer >= n)).any():
                raise Exception('Indices must be nonzero and less than '
                                'the axis length')

        new_labels = self.axes[axis].take(indexer)
        return self.reindex_indexer(new_axis=new_labels, indexer=indexer,
                                    axis=axis, allow_dups=True)