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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 replace(self, lkey, lval, db=None):
        '''
        Like put, but returns the previous value if existed
        '''
        return self._xact_action(self.replace, lmdb.Transaction.replace, lkey, lval, db=db)