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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 _is_nested(self, name, relation):
 """ Determine if the relationship is nested. :type name: str :type relation: str :rtype: bool """

        dots = name.find(".")

        return dots and name.startswith(relation + ".")