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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 locate_item(ident, stateless=False, cache_id=None):
        '''Locate a dash application, given either the
        slug of an instance or the name for a stateless app'''
        if stateless:
            dash_app = find_stateless_by_name(ident)
        else:
            dash_app = get_object_or_404(DashApp, slug=ident)

        app = dash_app.as_dash_instance(cache_id=cache_id)
        return dash_app, app