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@doc """
Inspects and writes the given `item` to the device.
Inspects and writes the given `item` to the standard output.

It's important to note that it returns the given `item` unchanged.
This makes it possible to "spy" on values by inserting an
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The label will be printed before the inspected `item`.

See `Inspect.Opts` for a full list of remaining formatting options.
To print to other IO devices, see `IO.inspect/3`

## Examples

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