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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, force=False):
 """Fetch new posts from the server. Arguments: force (bool):
 Force a thread update, even if thread has 404'd. Returns: int: How many new posts have been fetched. """


        # The thread has already 404'ed, this function shouldn't do anything anymore.
        if self.is_404 and not force:
            return 0

        if self._last_modified:
            headers = {'If-Modified-Since': self._last_modified}
        else:
            headers = None

        # random connection errors, just return 0 and try again later
        try:
            res = self._board._requests_session.get(self._api_url, headers=headers)
        except:
            # try again later
            return 0

        # 304 Not Modified, no new posts.
        if res.status_code == 304:
            return 0

        # 404 Not Found, thread died.
        elif res.status_code == 404:
            self.is_404 = True
            # remove post from cache, because it's gone.
            self._board._thread_cache.pop(self.id, None)
            return 0

        elif res.status_code == 200:
            # If we somehow 404'ed, we should put ourself back in the cache.
            if self.is_404:
                self.is_404 = False
                self._board._thread_cache[self.id] = self

            # Remove
            self.want_update = False
            self.omitted_images = 0
            self.omitted_posts = 0

            self._last_modified = res.headers['Last-Modified']
            posts = res.json()['posts']

            original_post_count = len(self.replies)
            self.topic = Post(self, posts[0])

            if self.last_reply_id and not force:
                self.replies.extend(Post(self, p) for p in posts if p['no'] > self.last_reply_id)
            else:
                self.replies[:] = [Post(self, p) for p in posts[1:]]

            new_post_count = len(self.replies)
            post_count_delta = new_post_count - original_post_count
            if not post_count_delta:
                return 0

            self.last_reply_id = self.replies[-1].post_number

            return post_count_delta

        else:
            res.raise_for_status()