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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(self, name, default=None):
 """ Returns the value of the given variable, or the given default value if the variable is not defined. :type name: string :param name: The name of the variable. :type default: object :param default: The default value. :rtype: object :return: The value of the variable. """

        if self.vars is None:
            return default
        return self.vars.get(name, default)