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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 encoded(self):
 """ A zipped, base64 encoded string of profile directory for use with remote WebDriver JSON wire protocol """

        self.update_preferences()
        fp = BytesIO()
        zipped = zipfile.ZipFile(fp, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
        path_root = len(self.path) + 1  # account for trailing slash
        for base, dirs, files in os.walk(self.path):
            for fyle in files:
                filename = os.path.join(base, fyle)
                zipped.write(filename, filename[path_root:])
        zipped.close()
        return base64.b64encode(fp.getvalue()).decode('UTF-8')