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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 pool(self):
 """Create thread pool on first request avoids instantiating unused threadpool for blocking clients. """

        if self._pool is None:
            self._pool = ThreadPool(self.pool_threads)
        return self._pool