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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 __path(self, path):
 """ Adds the prefix to the given path :param path: Z-Path :return: Prefixed Z-Path """

        if path.startswith(self.__prefix):
            return path

        return "{}{}".format(self.__prefix, path)