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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 find_in_path(name, path):
    "Find a file in a search path"
    # adapted fom http://code.activestate.com/recipes/52224-find-a-file-given-a-search-path/
    for dir in path.split(os.pathsep):
        binpath = os.path.join(dir, name)
        if os.path.exists(binpath):
            return os.path.abspath(binpath)
    return None