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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 is_slug_available(self, slug, **kwargs):
 """Checks to see if a slug is available. If the slug is already being used this method returns False. Otherwise, return True. """

        try:
            self.get(slug=slug, **kwargs)
            return False
        except self.model.DoesNotExist:
            return True