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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 get_backend(backend_class=None):
 """ Get backend instance If no `backend_class` is specified, the backend class is determined from the value of `settings.ROUGHPAGES_BACKEND`. `backend_class` can be a class object or dots separated python import path Returns: backend instance """

    cache_name = '_backend_instance'
    if not hasattr(get_backend, cache_name):
        backend_class = backend_class or settings.ROUGHPAGES_BACKEND
        if isinstance(backend_class, basestring):
            module_path, class_name = backend_class.rsplit(".", 1)
            module = import_module(module_path)
            backend_class = getattr(module, class_name)
        setattr(get_backend, cache_name, backend_class())
    return getattr(get_backend, cache_name)