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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 list_backups(self, instance=None, marker=0, limit=20):
 """ Returns a paginated list of backups, or just for a particular instance. """

        return self.api._backup_manager.list(instance=instance, limit=limit,
                                             marker=marker)