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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 compile_path(self, path, write=True, package=None, *args, **kwargs):
 """Compile a path and returns paths to compiled files."""

        path = fixpath(path)
        if not isinstance(write, bool):
            write = fixpath(write)
        if os.path.isfile(path):
            if package is None:
                package = False
            destpath = self.compile_file(path, write, package, *args, **kwargs)
            return [destpath] if destpath is not None else []
        elif os.path.isdir(path):
            if package is None:
                package = True
            return self.compile_folder(path, write, package, *args, **kwargs)
        else:
            raise CoconutException("could not find source path", path)