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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 items(self):
        '''access for filtered items'''
        if hasattr(self, '_items'):
            return self.filter_items(self._items)
        self._items = self.get_items()
        return self.filter_items(self._items)