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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 memoize(function):
 """A very simple memoize decorator to optimize pure-ish functions Don't use this unless you've examined the code and see the potential risks. """

    cache = {}
    @functools.wraps(function)
    def _memoize(*args):
        if args in cache:
            return cache[args]
        result = function(*args)
        cache[args] = result
        return result
    return function