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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 cancel(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument """ Cancel the task associated with the specified status record. Arguments: request (Request):
 A POST including a task status record ID Returns ------- Response: A JSON response indicating whether the cancellation succeeded or not """

        status = self.get_object()
        status.cancel()
        serializer = StatusSerializer(status, context={'request': request})
        return Response(serializer.data)