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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_catalog(mid):
 """Return catalog entry for the specified ID. `mid` should be either a UUID or a 32 digit hex number. """

    if isinstance(mid, _uuid.UUID):
        mid = mid.hex
    return _get_catalog(mid)