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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 sign_digest(hash_hex, privkey_hex, hashfunc=hashlib.sha256):
 """ Given a digest and a private key, sign it. Return the base64-encoded signature """

    if not isinstance(hash_hex, (str, unicode)):
        raise ValueError("hash hex is not a string")

    hash_hex = str(hash_hex)

    pk_i = decode_privkey_hex(privkey_hex)
    privk = ec.derive_private_key(pk_i, ec.SECP256K1(), default_backend())

    sig = privk.sign(hash_hex.decode('hex'), ec.ECDSA(utils.Prehashed(hashes.SHA256())))

    sig_r, sig_s = decode_dss_signature(sig)
    sigb64 = encode_signature(sig_r, sig_s)
    return sigb64