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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 filter(self):
 """ Get a filtered list of file imports :return: A list of file imports, with only the id set (you need to refresh them if you want all the attributes to be filled in) :rtype: list of :class:`carto.file_import.FileImportJob` :raise: CartoException """

        try:
            response = self.send(self.get_collection_endpoint(), "get")
            if self.json_collection_attribute is not None:
                resource_ids = self.client.get_response_data(
                    response,
                    self.Meta.parse_json)[self.json_collection_attribute]
            else:
                resource_ids = self.client.get_response_data(
                    response, self.Meta.parse_json)
        except Exception as e:
            raise CartoException(e)

        resources = []

        for resource_id in resource_ids:
            try:
                resource = self.resource_class(self.client)
            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                continue
            else:
                setattr(resource, resource.Meta.id_field, resource_id)
                resources.append(resource)

        return resources