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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 n_neurites(neurites, neurite_type=NeuriteType.all):
    '''Number of neurites in a collection of neurites'''
    return sum(1 for _ in iter_neurites(neurites, filt=is_type(neurite_type)))