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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 getvariable(name):
 """Get the value of a local variable somewhere in the call stack."""

    import inspect
    fr = inspect.currentframe()
    try:
        while fr:
            fr = fr.f_back
            vars = fr.f_locals
            if name in vars:
                return vars[name]
    except:
        pass
    return None