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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 exec_task(task_path, data):
 """Execute task. :param task_path: task path :type task_path: str|Callable :param data: task's data :type data: Any :return: """

    if not data:
        data = {'data': None, 'path': task_path}

    elif not isinstance(data, (str, bytes)):
        data = {'data': json.dumps(data, cls=RequestJSONEncoder),
                'path': task_path}

    else:
        # Open the data from file, if necessary.
        if data is not None and data.startswith("file://"):
            with open(data[len("file://"):]) as f:
                data = f.read()

        data = {'data': data, 'path': task_path}

    # Prepare the task.
    job = Job(data)
    (task, task_callable) = create_task(task_path)

    with delegating_job_context(job, task, task_callable) as jc:
        return jc.task_callable(jc.task_data)