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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_item(self, location: str, item_type: Type[T], item_name_for_log: str = None, file_mapping_conf: FileMappingConfiguration = None, options: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> T: """ Main method to parse an item of type item_type :param location: :param item_type: :param item_name_for_log: :param file_mapping_conf: :param options: :return: """


        # -- item_name_for_log
        item_name_for_log = item_name_for_log or ''
        check_var(item_name_for_log, var_types=str, var_name='item_name_for_log')

        if len(item_name_for_log) > 0:
            item_name_for_log = item_name_for_log + ' '
        self.logger.debug('**** Starting to parse single object ' + item_name_for_log + 'of type <'
                          + get_pretty_type_str(item_type) + '> at location ' + location + ' ****')

        # common steps
        return self._parse__item(item_type, location, file_mapping_conf, options=options)