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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 extend(self, iterable):
 """Adds new values to the end of the collection, coercing items. """

        # perhaps: self[len(self):len(self)] = iterable
        self._values.extend(self.coerce_value(item) for item in iterable)