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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 value(self, t):
 """See Schedule.value"""

        fraction = min(float(t) / max(1, self.schedule_timesteps), 1.0)
        return self.initial_p + fraction * (self.final_p - self.initial_p)