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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 format(self, fmt, locale=None):
 """ Formats the instance using the given format. :param fmt: The format to use :type fmt: str :param locale: The locale to use :type locale: str or None :rtype: str """

        return self._formatter.format(self, fmt, locale)