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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 username_from_request(request):
 """ unloads username from default POST request """

    if config.USERNAME_FORM_FIELD in request.POST:
        return request.POST[config.USERNAME_FORM_FIELD][:255]
    return None