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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_forwarded(request, key):
 """Gets a forwarded value from the `Forwarded` header if present, or the equivalent `X-Forwarded-` header if not. If neither is present, returns an empty string. """

        forwarded = request.headers.get('Forwarded', '')
        match = re.search(
            r'(?<={}=).+?(?=[\s,;]|$)'.format(key),
            forwarded,
            re.IGNORECASE)

        if match is not None:
            header = match.group(0)

            if header[0] == '"' and header[-1] == '"':
                return header[1:-1]

            return header

        return request.headers.get('X-Forwarded-{}'.format(key.title()), '')