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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 _url(self, uri):
 """Returns request selector url from absolute URI"""

        prefix = "{}://{}{}".format(
            self._protocol,
            self.real_connection.host,
            self._port_postfix(),
        )
        return uri.replace(prefix, '', 1)