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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 create_conf_file (self):
 """Create configuration file."""

        cmd_obj = self.distribution.get_command_obj("install")
        cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
        # we have to write a configuration file because we need the
        # <install_data> directory (and other stuff like author, url, ...)
        # all paths are made absolute by cnormpath()
        data = []
        for d in ['purelib', 'platlib', 'lib', 'headers', 'scripts', 'data']:
            attr = 'install_%s' % d
            if cmd_obj.root:
                # cut off root path prefix
                cutoff = len(cmd_obj.root)
                # don't strip the path separator
                if cmd_obj.root.endswith(os.sep):
                    cutoff -= 1
                val = getattr(cmd_obj, attr)[cutoff:]
            else:
                val = getattr(cmd_obj, attr)
            if attr == 'install_data':
                cdir = os.path.join(val, "share", "linkchecker")
                data.append('config_dir = %r' % cnormpath(cdir))
            elif attr == 'install_lib':
                if cmd_obj.root:
                    _drive, tail = os.path.splitdrive(val)
                    if tail.startswith(os.sep):
                        tail = tail[1:]
                    self.install_lib = os.path.join(cmd_obj.root, tail)
                else:
                    self.install_lib = val
            data.append("%s = %r" % (attr, cnormpath(val)))
        self.distribution.create_conf_file(data, directory=self.install_lib)
        return self.get_conf_output()