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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 _deprecated(func):
 """A decorator that warns about deprecation when the passed-in function is invoked."""

    @wraps(func)
    def with_warning(*args, **kwargs):
        warnings.warn(
            ('The %s method is deprecated and will be removed in v2.*.*' %
             func.__name__),
            DeprecationWarning
        )
        return func(*args, **kwargs)
    return with_warning