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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 _create_lock_object(self, key):
        '''
        Returns a lock object, split for testing
        '''
        return redis_lock.Lock(self.redis_conn, key,
                               expire=self.settings['REDIS_LOCK_EXPIRATION'],
                               auto_renewal=True)