code: def get_autoconfig_client(client_cache=_AUTOCONFIG_CLIENT):
      
      try:
          return client_cache.client
      except AttributeError:
          configured_client = hdfs_config.get_configured_hdfs_client()
          if configured_client == "webhdfs":
              client_cache.client = hdfs_webhdfs_client.WebHdfsClient()
          elif configured_client == "snakebite":
              client_cache.client = hdfs_snakebite_client.SnakebiteHdfsClient()
          elif configured_client == "snakebite_with_hadoopcli_fallback":
              client_cache.client = luigi.contrib.target.CascadingClient([
                  hdfs_snakebite_client.SnakebiteHdfsClient(),
                  hdfs_hadoopcli_clients.create_hadoopcli_client(),
              ])
          elif configured_client == "hadoopcli":
              client_cache.client = hdfs_hadoopcli_clients.create_hadoopcli_client()
          else:
              raise Exception("Unknown hdfs client " + configured_client)
          return client_cache.client
docs: Creates the client as specified in the `luigi.cfg` configuration.