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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 exit_if_path_exists(self):
 """ Exit early if the path cannot be found. """

        if os.path.exists(self.output_path):
            ui.error(c.MESSAGES["path_exists"], self.output_path)
            sys.exit(1)