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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 _guess_type(val):
 """Guess the input type of the parameter based off the default value, if unknown use text"""

        if isinstance(val, bool):
            return "choice"
        elif isinstance(val, int):
            return "number"
        elif isinstance(val, float):
            return "number"
        elif isinstance(val, str):
            return "text"
        elif hasattr(val, 'read'):
            return "file"
        else:
            return "text"