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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 to_text(value, encoding='utf-8'):
 """Convert value to unicode, default encoding is utf-8 :param value: Value to be converted :param encoding: Desired encoding """

    if not value:
        return ''
    if isinstance(value, six.text_type):
        return value
    if isinstance(value, six.binary_type):
        return value.decode(encoding)
    return six.text_type(value)