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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 new():
 """Creates a new historical technology."""

    dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
    cookiecutter(os.path.join(dir_path, 'historical-cookiecutter/'))