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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_user(request):
 """ Returns a cached copy of the user if it exists or calls `auth_get_user` otherwise. """

    if not hasattr(request, '_cached_user'):
        request._cached_user = auth_get_user(request)
    return request._cached_user