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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 s(obj):
 """Helper to normalize linefeeds in strings."""

    if isinstance(obj, bytes):
        return obj.replace(b'\n', os.linesep.encode())
    else:
        return obj.replace('\n', os.linesep)