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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 update(self, other, copy=True, *args, **kwargs):
 """Update this element related to other element. :param other: same type than this. :param bool copy: copy other before update attributes. :param tuple args: copy args. :param dict kwargs: copy kwargs. :return: this"""


        if other:  # dirty hack for python2.6

            if isinstance(other, self.__class__):

                if copy:
                    other = other.copy(*args, **kwargs)

                for slot in other.__slots__:
                    attr = getattr(other, slot)
                    if attr is not None:
                        setattr(self, slot, attr)

            else:
                raise TypeError(
                    'Wrong element to update with {0}: {1}'.format(self, other)
                )

        return self