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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 safe_int_conv(number):
 """Safely convert a single number to integer."""

    try:
        return int(np.array(number).astype(int, casting='safe'))
    except TypeError:
        raise ValueError('cannot safely convert {} to integer'.format(number))