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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 short_repr(obj, max_len=40):
 """Returns a short, term-friendly string representation of the object. Args: obj: An object for which to return a string representation. max_len: Maximum length of the returned string. Longer reprs will be turned into a brief descriptive string giving the type and length of obj. """

  obj_repr = repr(obj)
  if len(obj_repr) <= max_len:
    return obj_repr
  return '<{} of length {}>'.format(type(obj).__name__, len(obj_repr))