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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 _get_default_locs(self, vmin, vmax):
        "Returns the default locations of ticks."

        if self.plot_obj.date_axis_info is None:
            self.plot_obj.date_axis_info = self.finder(vmin, vmax, self.freq)

        locator = self.plot_obj.date_axis_info

        if self.isminor:
            return np.compress(locator['min'], locator['val'])
        return np.compress(locator['maj'], locator['val'])