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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 _get_group_object(name):
    '''
    A helper function to get a specified group object

    Args:

        name (str): The name of the object

    Returns:
        object: The specified group object
    '''
    with salt.utils.winapi.Com():
        nt = win32com.client.Dispatch('AdsNameSpaces')
    return nt.GetObject('', 'WinNT://./' + name + ',group')