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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 load_ssl_context(cert_file, pkey_file):
 """Loads an SSL context from a certificate and private key file."""

    from OpenSSL import SSL
    ctx = SSL.Context(SSL.SSLv23_METHOD)
    ctx.use_certificate_file(cert_file)
    ctx.use_privatekey_file(pkey_file)
    return ctx