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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 populate_obj(self, obj=None, form=None):
 """Populates an object with the form's data """

        if not form:
            form = current_context.data.form
        if obj is None:
            obj = AttrDict()
        form.populate_obj(obj)
        return obj