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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 _append_branch(self, value, _file):
 """Call this function to write branch contents. Keyword arguments: * value - dict, content to be dumped * _file - FileIO, output file """

        if not value:
            return
            # return self._append_none(None, _file)

        self._tctr += 1
        _vlen = len(value)
        for (_vctr, (_item, _text)) in enumerate(value.items()):
            _text = self.object_hook(_text)
            _type = type(_text).__name__

            flag_dict = (_type == 'dict')
            flag_list = (_type == 'list' and (len(_text) > 1 or (len(_text) == 1 and type(_text[0]).__name__ == 'dict')))  # noqa pylint: disable=line-too-long
            flag_tuple = (_type == 'tuple' and (len(_text) > 1 or (len(_text) == 1 and type(_text[0]).__name__ == 'dict')))  # noqa pylint: disable=line-too-long
            flag_bytes = (_type == 'bytes' and len(_text) > 16)
            if any((flag_dict, flag_list, flag_tuple, flag_bytes)):
                _pref = '\n'
            else:
                _pref = ' ->'

            _labs = ''
            for _ in range(self._tctr):
                _labs += _TEMP_SPACES if self._bctr[_] else _TEMP_BRANCH

            _keys = '{labs}  |-- {item}{pref}'.format(labs=_labs, item=_item, pref=_pref)
            _file.write(_keys)

            if _vctr == _vlen - 1:
                self._bctr[self._tctr] = 1

            _MAGIC_TYPES[_type](self, _text, _file)

            _suff = '' if _type == 'dict' else '\n'
            _file.write(_suff)

        self._bctr[self._tctr] = 0
        self._tctr -= 1