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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 _calculate_options(self):
 """Calculate and Return the options."""

        _options = self._default_options.copy()
        _options.update(self.options)
        if self.options_param:
            _options.update(self.options_param)
        return _options