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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 is_auto_partition_required(self, brain_or_object):
 """Returns whether the passed in object needs to be partitioned """

        obj = api.get_object(brain_or_object)
        if not IAnalysisRequest.providedBy(obj):
            return False
        template = obj.getTemplate()
        return template and template.getAutoPartition()