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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 to_dict(self):
 """ Convert current Stage into a dictionary :return: python dictionary """


        stage_desc_as_dict = {

            'uid': self._uid,
            'name': self._name,
            'state': self._state,
            'state_history': self._state_history,
            'parent_pipeline': self._p_pipeline
        }

        return stage_desc_as_dict