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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 _get_xmlsec_cryptobackend(path=None, search_paths=None):
 """ Initialize a CryptoBackendXmlSec1 crypto backend. This function is now internal to this module. """

    if path is None:
        path = get_xmlsec_binary(paths=search_paths)
    return CryptoBackendXmlSec1(path)