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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 isbase(path1, path2):
 # type: (Text, Text) -> bool """Check if ``path1`` is a base of ``path2``. Arguments: path1 (str):
 A PyFilesytem path. path2 (str):
 A PyFilesytem path. Returns: bool: `True` if ``path2`` starts with ``path1`` Example: True """

    _path1 = forcedir(abspath(path1))
    _path2 = forcedir(abspath(path2))
    return _path2.startswith(_path1)