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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 _import_class(self, class_path):
 """Try and import the specified namespaced class. :param str class_path: The full path to the class (foo.bar.Baz) :rtype: class """

        LOGGER.debug('Importing %s', class_path)
        try:
            return utils.import_namespaced_class(class_path)
        except ImportError as error:
            LOGGER.critical('Could not import %s: %s', class_path, error)
            return None