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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 itemsize_bits(self):
 """Number of bits per element"""

        if self.dtype is not None:
            return self.dtype.itemsize * 8
        else:
            return sum(x[1] for x in self.format)