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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 _simple_new(cls, values, name=None, dtype=None, **kwargs):
 """ We require that we have a dtype compat for the values. If we are passed a non-dtype compat, then coerce using the constructor. Must be careful not to recurse. """

        if not hasattr(values, 'dtype'):
            if (values is None or not len(values)) and dtype is not None:
                values = np.empty(0, dtype=dtype)
            else:
                values = np.array(values, copy=False)
                if is_object_dtype(values):
                    values = cls(values, name=name, dtype=dtype,
                                 **kwargs)._ndarray_values

        if isinstance(values, (ABCSeries, ABCIndexClass)):
            # Index._data must always be an ndarray.
            # This is no-copy for when _values is an ndarray,
            # which should be always at this point.
            values = np.asarray(values._values)

        result = object.__new__(cls)
        result._data = values
        # _index_data is a (temporary?) fix to ensure that the direct data
        # manipulation we do in `_libs/reduction.pyx` continues to work.
        # We need access to the actual ndarray, since we're messing with
        # data buffers and strides. We don't re-use `_ndarray_values`, since
        # we actually set this value too.
        result._index_data = values
        result.name = name
        for k, v in kwargs.items():
            setattr(result, k, v)
        return result._reset_identity()