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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 _define_absl_flag(self, flag_instance, suppress):
 """Defines a flag from the flag_instance."""

    flag_name = flag_instance.name
    short_name = flag_instance.short_name
    argument_names = ['--' + flag_name]
    if short_name:
      argument_names.insert(0, '-' + short_name)
    if suppress:
      helptext = argparse.SUPPRESS
    else:
      # argparse help string uses %-formatting. Escape the literal %'s.
      helptext = flag_instance.help.replace('%', '%%')
    if flag_instance.boolean:
      # Only add the `no` form to the long name.
      argument_names.append('--no' + flag_name)
      self.add_argument(
          *argument_names, action=_BooleanFlagAction, help=helptext,
          metavar=flag_instance.name.upper(),
          flag_instance=flag_instance)
    else:
      self.add_argument(
          *argument_names, action=_FlagAction, help=helptext,
          metavar=flag_instance.name.upper(),
          flag_instance=flag_instance)