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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 fit_transform(self, *args, **kwargs):
 """Performs fit followed by transform. This method simply combines fit and transform. Args: args: positional arguments (can be anything) kwargs: keyword arguments (can be anything) Returns: dict: output """

        self.fit(*args, **kwargs)
        return self.transform(*args, **kwargs)