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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 _make_txn(signer, setting_key, payload):
 """Creates and signs a sawtooth_settings transaction with with a payload. """

    serialized_payload = payload.SerializeToString()
    header = TransactionHeader(
        signer_public_key=signer.get_public_key().as_hex(),
        family_name='sawtooth_settings',
        family_version='1.0',
        inputs=_config_inputs(setting_key),
        outputs=_config_outputs(setting_key),
        dependencies=[],
        payload_sha512=hashlib.sha512(serialized_payload).hexdigest(),
        batcher_public_key=signer.get_public_key().as_hex()
    ).SerializeToString()

    return Transaction(
        header=header,
        header_signature=signer.sign(header),
        payload=serialized_payload)