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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 _connection(self, value):
 """ If the value is a pipeline, save it as the connection to use for pipelines if to be shared in threads or goot thread. Do not remove the direct connection. If it is not a pipeline, clear it, and set the direct connection again. """

        if isinstance(value, _Pipeline):
            self._pipelined_connection = value
        else:
            self._direct_connection = value
            self._pipelined_connection = None