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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 hide(self):
 """ Ensure the widget is hidden. Calling this method will also set the widget visibility to False. """

        self.visible = False
        if self.proxy_is_active:
            self.proxy.ensure_hidden()