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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 port_manager(self):
 """ Returns the port manager. :returns: Port manager """

        if self._port_manager is None:
            self._port_manager = PortManager.instance()
        return self._port_manager