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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 dumps(self, data):
 		""" 		Serialize a python data type for transmission or storage. 		:param data: The python object to serialize. 		:return: The serialized representation of the object. 		:rtype: bytes 		"""

		data = g_serializer_drivers[self.name]['dumps'](data)
		if sys.version_info[0] == 3 and isinstance(data, str):
			data = data.encode(self._charset)
		if self._compression == 'zlib':
			data = zlib.compress(data)
		assert isinstance(data, bytes)
		return data