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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 hash_password(plain_text):
 """Hash a plain text password"""

        # NOTE: despite the name this is a one-way hash not a reversible cypher
        hashed = pbkdf2_sha256.encrypt(plain_text, rounds=8000, salt_size=10)
        return unicode(hashed)