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* re merge request
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* [pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks

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* add docstring
Signed-off-by: Peter Dykas <wdykas@nvidia.com>

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Signed-off-by: Peter Dykas <wdykas@nvidia.com>
Co-authored-by: Kirthi Shankar Sivamani <ksivamani@nvidia.com>