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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 _make_string_formatter(f, offset=None):
 """ A closure-izer for string arguments that include a format and possibly an offset. """

  format = f
  delta = offset
  return lambda v: time.strftime(format, (_date(v, delta)).timetuple())