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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_and_handle_includes(self, from_file):
 """Look for an optional INCLUDE section in the given file path. If the parser set `paths`, it is cleared so that they do not keep showing up when additional files are parsed. """

        logger.debug("Check/handle includes from %s", from_file)
        try:
            paths = self._parser.get("INCLUDE", "paths")
        except (config_parser.NoSectionError,
                config_parser.NoOptionError) as exc:
            logger.debug("_check_and_handle_includes: EXCEPTION: %s", exc)
            return
        paths_lines = [p.strip() for p in paths.split("\n")]
        logger.debug("paths = %s (wanted just once; CLEARING)", paths_lines)
        self._parser.remove_option("INCLUDE", "paths")
        for f in paths_lines:
            abspath = (f if os.path.isabs(f) else
                       os.path.abspath(
                           os.path.join(os.path.dirname(from_file), f)))
            use_path = os.path.normpath(abspath)
            if use_path in self._parsed_files:
                raise RecursionInConfigFile("In %s: %s already read",
                                            from_file, use_path)
            self._parsed_files.append(use_path)
            self._handle_rc_file(use_path)