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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 extract_tiff_thumbnail(self, thumb_ifd):
 """ Extract uncompressed TIFF thumbnail. Take advantage of the pre-existing layout in the thumbnail IFD as much as possible """

        thumb = self.tags.get('Thumbnail Compression')
        if not thumb or thumb.printable != 'Uncompressed TIFF':
            return

        entries = self.s2n(thumb_ifd, 2)
        # this is header plus offset to IFD ...
        if self.endian == 'M':
            tiff = 'MM\x00*\x00\x00\x00\x08'
        else:
            tiff = 'II*\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00'
            # ... plus thumbnail IFD data plus a null "next IFD" pointer
        self.file.seek(self.offset + thumb_ifd)
        tiff += self.file.read(entries * 12 + 2) + '\x00\x00\x00\x00'

        # fix up large value offset pointers into data area
        for i in range(entries):
            entry = thumb_ifd + 2 + 12 * i
            tag = self.s2n(entry, 2)
            field_type = self.s2n(entry + 2, 2)
            type_length = FIELD_TYPES[field_type][0]
            count = self.s2n(entry + 4, 4)
            old_offset = self.s2n(entry + 8, 4)
            # start of the 4-byte pointer area in entry
            ptr = i * 12 + 18
            # remember strip offsets location
            if tag == 0x0111:
                strip_off = ptr
                strip_len = count * type_length
                # is it in the data area?
            if count * type_length > 4:
                # update offset pointer (nasty "strings are immutable" crap)
                # should be able to say "tiff[ptr:ptr+4]=newoff"
                newoff = len(tiff)
                tiff = tiff[:ptr] + self.n2s(newoff, 4) + tiff[ptr + 4:]
                # remember strip offsets location
                if tag == 0x0111:
                    strip_off = newoff
                    strip_len = 4
                # get original data and store it
                self.file.seek(self.offset + old_offset)
                tiff += self.file.read(count * type_length)

        # add pixel strips and update strip offset info
        old_offsets = self.tags['Thumbnail StripOffsets'].values
        old_counts = self.tags['Thumbnail StripByteCounts'].values
        for i in range(len(old_offsets)):
            # update offset pointer (more nasty "strings are immutable" crap)
            offset = self.n2s(len(tiff), strip_len)
            tiff = tiff[:strip_off] + offset + tiff[strip_off + strip_len:]
            strip_off += strip_len
            # add pixel strip to end
            self.file.seek(self.offset + old_offsets[i])
            tiff += self.file.read(old_counts[i])

        self.tags['TIFFThumbnail'] = tiff