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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 _get_mtime():
 """ Get the modified time of the RPM Database. Returns: Unix ticks """

    return os.path.exists(RPM_PATH) and int(os.path.getmtime(RPM_PATH)) or 0