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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 table(self, datatype=None):
        "Deprecated method to convert any Element to a Table."
        if config.future_deprecations:
            self.param.warning(
                "The table method is deprecated and should no "
                "longer be used. Instead cast the %s to a "
                "a Table directly." % type(self).__name__)

        if datatype and not isinstance(datatype, list):
            datatype = [datatype]
        from ..element import Table
        return Table(self, **(dict(datatype=datatype) if datatype else {}))