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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 charspan(cls, start, end):
 """ Create a Lnk object for a character span. Args: start: the initial character position (cfrom) end: the final character position (cto) """

        return cls(Lnk.CHARSPAN, (int(start), int(end)))