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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 dotted(self):
 """Return just the tract number, excluding the state and county, in the dotted format"""

        v = str(self.geoid.tract).zfill(6)
        return v[0:4] + '.' + v[4:]