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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 profile(self):
        '''The manager's profile.'''
        with self._mutex:
            if not self._profile:
                profile = self._obj.get_profile()
                self._profile = utils.nvlist_to_dict(profile.properties)
        return self._profile