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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 filter_(stream_spec, filter_name, *args, **kwargs):
 """Alternate name for ``filter``, so as to not collide with the built-in python ``filter`` operator. """

    return filter(stream_spec, filter_name, *args, **kwargs)