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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 derive_signature(key, qs):
 """Derives the signature from the supplied query string using the key."""

    key, qs = (key or "", qs or "")
    return hmac.new(key.encode(), qs.encode(), hashlib.sha1).hexdigest()