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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 _register(self, cls):
 """Registers the given class. If the specified class is already registered then it is ignored. """

        if not inspect.isclass(cls):
            raise ValueError('Only classes may be registered.')
        elif not issubclass(cls, self._registerable_class):
            raise ValueError('Only %s classes or subclasses may be registered.'
                             % self._registerable_class.__name__)

        if cls not in self._registry:
            cls._registered_with = self
            self._registry[cls] = cls()

        return self._registry[cls]