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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 executor(self) -> "ThreadPoolExecutor": """Executor instance. :rtype: ThreadPoolExecutor """

        if not isinstance(self.__executor, ThreadPoolExecutor) or self.__executor.is_shutdown:
            self.configure()
        return self.__executor