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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 fields_to_dict(obj, skip_fields=None):
 """ Generates a dictionary with the field values of the object passed in, where keys are the field names. Skips computed fields """

    data = {}
    obj = api.get_object(obj)
    for field_name, field in api.get_fields(obj).items():
        if skip_fields and field_name in skip_fields:
            continue
        if field.type == "computed":
            continue
        data[field_name] = field.get(obj)
    return data