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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 apnumber(value):
 """For numbers 1-9, returns the number spelled out. Otherwise, returns the number. This follows Associated Press style. This always returns a string unless the value was not int-able, unlike the Django filter."""

    try:
        value = int(value)
    except (TypeError, ValueError):
        return value
    if not 0 < value < 10:
        return str(value)
    return (_('one'), _('two'), _('three'), _('four'), _('five'), _('six'),
            _('seven'), _('eight'), _('nine'))[value - 1]