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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 pipe_union(context=None, _INPUT=None, conf=None, **kwargs):
 """An operator that merges multiple source together. Not loopable. Parameters context : pipe2py.Context object _INPUT : pipe2py.modules pipe like object (iterable of items) conf : unused Keyword arguments _OTHER1 : pipe2py.modules pipe like object _OTHER2 : etc. Returns ------- _OUTPUT : generator of items """

    _OUTPUT = get_output(_INPUT, **kwargs)
    return _OUTPUT