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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 _reserve(self, key):
 """ Reserve a component's binding temporarily. Protects against cycles. """

        self.assign(key, RESERVED)
        try:
            yield
        finally:
            del self._cache[key]