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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 slt(self, other):
 """Compares two equal-sized BinWords, treating them as signed integers, and returning True if the first is smaller. """

        self._check_match(other)
        return self.to_sint() < other.to_sint()