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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 store_data(self, data, encoding='utf-8'):
 """Put the given content into a file, possibly encoding it as UTF-8 in the process."""

        path = random_filename(self.work_path)
        try:
            with open(path, 'wb') as fh:
                if isinstance(data, str):
                    data = data.encode(encoding)
                if data is not None:
                    fh.write(data)
            return self.store_file(path)
        finally:
            try:
                os.unlink(path)
            except OSError:
                pass