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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_option(self, name):
 """ Returns the value for the specified generic configuration option. :returns: configuration option value or `None`, if the option was not set. """

        self.__validate_option_name(name)
        return self.__options.get(name, None)