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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 fixed_padding(inputs, kernel_size, data_format):
 """Pads the input along the spatial dimensions independently of input size. Args: inputs: A tensor of size [batch, channels, height_in, width_in] or [batch, height_in, width_in, channels] depending on data_format. kernel_size: The kernel to be used in the conv2d or max_pool2d operation. Should be a positive integer. data_format: The input format ('channels_last' or 'channels_first'). Returns: A tensor with the same format as the input with the data either intact (if kernel_size == 1) or padded (if kernel_size > 1). """

  pad_total = kernel_size - 1
  pad_beg = pad_total // 2
  pad_end = pad_total - pad_beg

  if data_format == 'channels_first':
    padded_inputs = tf.pad(inputs, [[0, 0], [0, 0],
                                    [pad_beg, pad_end], [pad_beg, pad_end]])
  else:
    padded_inputs = tf.pad(inputs, [[0, 0], [pad_beg, pad_end],
                                    [pad_beg, pad_end], [0, 0]])
  return padded_inputs