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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 _check_type(self, path):
 """Check the path """

        s = os.stat(path)
        if stat.S_ISDIR(s.st_mode) or stat.S_ISREG(s.st_mode):
            return path
        raise ValueError("Invalid Charm at % %s" % (
            path, "Invalid file type for a charm"))