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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 _create_options(self, items):
 """Helper method to create options from list, or instance. Applies preprocess method if available to create a uniform output """

        return OrderedDict(map(lambda x: (x.name, x),
                           coerce_to_list(items, self.preprocess)))