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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 split(self, maxsplit=None, dequote=True):
 """ Generator for the words of the string :param maxsplit: perform at most maxsplit splits; if None, do not limit the number of splits :param dequote: remove quotes and escape characters once consumed """


        class Word(object):
            """
            A None-or-str object which can always be appended to.
            Similar to a defaultdict but with only a single value.
            """

            def __init__(self):
                self.value = None

            @property
            def valid(self):
                return self.value is not None

            def append(self, s):
                if self.value is None:
                    self.value = s
                else:
                    self.value += s

        num_splits = 0
        word = Word()
        while True:
            ch = self.stream.read(1)
            if not ch:
                # EOF
                if word.valid:
                    yield word.value

                return

            if (not self.escaped and
                    self.envs is not None and
                    ch == '$' and
                    self.quotes != self.SQUOTE):
                while True:
                    # Substitute environment variable
                    braced = False
                    varname = ''
                    while True:
                        ch = self.stream.read(1)
                        if varname == '' and ch == '{':
                            braced = True
                            continue

                        if not ch:
                            # EOF
                            break

                        if braced and ch == '}':
                            break

                        if not ch.isalnum() and ch != '_':
                            break

                        varname += ch

                    try:
                        word.append(self.envs[varname])
                    except KeyError:
                        pass

                    # Check whether there is another envvar
                    if ch != '$':
                        break

                if braced and ch == '}':
                    continue

                # ch now holds the next character

            # Figure out what our quoting/escaping state will be
            # after this character
            is_escaped = self.escaped
            ch_unless_consumed = self._update_quoting_state(ch)

            if dequote:
                # If we just processed a quote or escape character,
                # and were asked to dequote the string, consume it now
                ch = ch_unless_consumed

            # If word-splitting has been requested, check whether we are
            # at a whitespace character
            may_split = maxsplit != 0 and (maxsplit is None or
                                           num_splits < maxsplit)
            at_split = may_split and (self.quotes is None and
                                      not is_escaped and
                                      ch.isspace())
            if at_split:
                # It is time to yield a word
                if word.valid:
                    num_splits += 1
                    yield word.value

                word = Word()
            else:
                word.append(ch)