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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 salt_extend(extension, name, description, salt_dir, merge):
    '''
    Quickstart for developing on the saltstack installation

    .. versionadded:: 2016.11.0
    '''
    import salt.utils.extend
    salt.utils.extend.run(extension=extension,
                          name=name,
                          description=description,
                          salt_dir=salt_dir,
                          merge=merge)