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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 _head(self, uri):
 """ Handles the communication with the API when performing a HEAD request on a specific resource managed by this class. Returns the headers contained in the response. """

        resp, resp_body = self.api.method_head(uri)
        return resp