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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 _get_worker_id(self, conn):
 """Get the worker ID, using a preestablished connection."""

        if self._worker_id is None:
            self._worker_id = conn.incr(self._key_worker())
        return self._worker_id