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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 thread_data(name, value=NOTHING, ct=None):
    '''Set or retrieve an attribute ``name`` from thread ``ct``.

    If ``ct`` is not given used the current thread. If ``value``
    is None, it will get the value otherwise it will set the value.
    '''
    ct = ct or current_thread()
    if is_mainthread(ct):
        loc = process_data()
    elif not hasattr(ct, '_pulsar_local'):
        ct._pulsar_local = loc = {}
    else:
        loc = ct._pulsar_local
    if value is not NOTHING:
        if name in loc:
            if loc[name] is not value:
                raise RuntimeError(
                    '%s is already available on this thread' % name)
        else:
            loc[name] = value
    return loc.get(name)