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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 _stringify_path(path_or_buffer):
    '''Convert path like object to string

    Args:
        path_or_buffer: object to be converted

    Returns:
        string_path_or_buffer: maybe string version of path_or_buffer
    '''

    try:
        import pathlib
        _PATHLIB_INSTALLED = True
    except ImportError:
        _PATHLIB_INSTALLED = False

    if hasattr(path_or_buffer, '__fspath__'):
        return path_or_buffer.__fspath__()

    if _PATHLIB_INSTALLED and isinstance(path_or_buffer, pathlib.Path):
        return text_type(path_or_buffer)

    return path_or_buffer