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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 get(self, name, hint):
 """Get the canonical name for a symbol. This is the default implementation. If the user specifies a name, the user-specified name will be used. When user does not specify a name, we automatically generate a name based on the hint string. Parameters name : str or None The name specified by the user. hint : str A hint string, which can be used to generate name. Returns ------- full_name : str A canonical name for the symbol. """

        if name:
            return name
        if hint not in self._counter:
            self._counter[hint] = 0
        name = '%s%d' % (hint, self._counter[hint])
        self._counter[hint] += 1
        return name