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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 trimpath(attributes):
 """Simplifies the given path. If pathdepth is in attributes, the last pathdepth elements will be returned. If pathdepth is "full", the full path will be returned. Otherwise the filename only will be returned. Args: attributes: The element attributes. Returns: The trimmed path. """

    if 'pathdepth' in attributes:
        if attributes['pathdepth'] != 'full':
            pathelements = []
            remainder = attributes['file']
            limit = int(attributes['pathdepth'])
            while len(pathelements) < limit and remainder:
                remainder, pe = os.path.split(remainder)
                pathelements.insert(0, pe)
            return os.path.join(*pathelements)
        return attributes['file']
    return os.path.basename(attributes['file'])