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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 remove_existing_container(engine_obj, service_name, remove_volumes=False):
 """ Remove a container for an existing service. Handy for removing an existing conductor. """

    conductor_container_id = engine_obj.get_container_id_for_service(service_name)
    if engine_obj.service_is_running(service_name):
        engine_obj.stop_container(conductor_container_id, forcefully=True)
    if conductor_container_id:
        engine_obj.delete_container(conductor_container_id, remove_volumes=remove_volumes)