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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 _table_arg_to_table(value, default_project=None):
 """Helper to convert a string or TableReference to a Table. This function keeps Table and other kinds of objects unchanged. """

    if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
        value = TableReference.from_string(value, default_project=default_project)
    if isinstance(value, TableReference):
        value = Table(value)
    if isinstance(value, TableListItem):
        newvalue = Table(value.reference)
        newvalue._properties = value._properties
        value = newvalue

    return value