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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 patch_logging(self):
 """Patches built-in Python logging if necessary."""

        if not hasattr(logging, "getLogger"):
            def getLogger(name=None):
                other = Logger(self)
                if name is not None:
                    other.name = name
                return other
            logging.getLogger = getLogger