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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 parse(self, format_string):
 """Parse color syntax from a formatted string."""

        txt, state = '', 0
        colorstack = [(None, None)]
        itokens = self.tokenize(format_string)

        for token, escaped in itokens:
            if token == self._START_TOKEN and not escaped:
                if txt:
                    yield txt, colorstack[-1]
                    txt = ''

                state += 1
                colors = self.extract_syntax(colorise.compat.next(itokens)[0])
                colorstack.append(tuple(b or a
                                        for a, b in zip(colorstack[-1],
                                                        colors)))
            elif token == self._FMT_TOKEN and not escaped:
                # if state == 0:
                #     raise ColorSyntaxError("Missing '{0}'"
                #                            .format(self._START_TOKEN))

                if state % 2 != 0:
                    state += 1
                else:
                    txt += token
            elif token == self._STOP_TOKEN and not escaped:
                if state < 2:
                    raise ColorSyntaxError("Missing '{0}' or '{1}'"
                                           .format(self._STOP_TOKEN,
                                                   self._FMT_TOKEN))

                if txt:
                    yield txt, colorstack[-1]
                    txt = ''

                state -= 2
                colorstack.pop()
            else:
                txt += token

        if state != 0:
            raise ColorSyntaxError("Invalid color format")

        if txt:
            yield txt, colorstack[-1]