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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 get_uri(self, ncname: str) -> Optional[str]: """ Get the URI associated with ncname @param ncname: """

        uri = cu.expand_uri(ncname + ':', self.curi_maps)
        return uri if uri and uri.startswith('http') else None