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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 expandf(m, format):
 # noqa A002 """Expand the string using the format replace pattern or function."""


    _assert_expandable(format, True)
    return _apply_replace_backrefs(m, format, flags=FORMAT)