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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 EMAIL_REQUIRED(self):
 """ The user is required to hand over an e-mail address when signing up """

        from allauth.account import app_settings as account_settings
        return self._setting("EMAIL_REQUIRED", account_settings.EMAIL_REQUIRED)