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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 clone(cls, variable, **kwargs):
 """ Make a copy of another variable. The variable being copied can be of the same type or belong to a different solver interface. Example """

        return cls(variable.name, lb=variable.lb, ub=variable.ub, type=variable.type, **kwargs)