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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 algorithms(self):
 """ Returns a list of available load balancing algorithms. """

        if self._algorithms is None:
            uri = "/loadbalancers/algorithms"
            resp, body = self.method_get(uri)
            self._algorithms = [alg["name"] for alg in body["algorithms"]]
        return self._algorithms