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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 init_artists(self, ax, plot_args, plot_kwargs):
 """ Initializes the artist based on the plot method declared on the plot. """

        plot_method = self._plot_methods.get('batched' if self.batched else 'single')
        plot_fn = getattr(ax, plot_method)
        artist = plot_fn(*plot_args, **plot_kwargs)
        return {'artist': artist[0] if isinstance(artist, list) and
                len(artist) == 1 else artist}