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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 tally(self, chain):
 """Store the object's current value to a chain. :Parameters: chain : integer Chain index. """


        value = self._getfunc()

        try:
            self._trace[chain][self._index[chain]] = value.copy()
        except AttributeError:
            self._trace[chain][self._index[chain]] = value
        self._index[chain] += 1