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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 _setup_task(self, load):
 """ Sets up the ``Task`` object and loads active file for task. `load` Set to ``True`` to load task after setup. """


        if not self._task:
            self._task = Task(self._data_dir)

        if load:
            self._task.load()