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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 augment_initial_layout(self, base_response, initial_arguments=None):
        'Add application state to initial values'
        if self.use_dash_layout() and not initial_arguments and False:
            return base_response.data, base_response.mimetype

        # Adjust the base layout response
        baseDataInBytes = base_response.data
        baseData = json.loads(baseDataInBytes.decode('utf-8'))

        # Also add in any initial arguments
        if initial_arguments:
            if isinstance(initial_arguments, str):
                initial_arguments = json.loads(initial_arguments)

        # Walk tree. If at any point we have an element whose id
        # matches, then replace any named values at this level
        reworked_data = self.walk_tree_and_replace(baseData, initial_arguments)

        response_data = json.dumps(reworked_data,
                                   cls=PlotlyJSONEncoder)

        return response_data, base_response.mimetype