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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 static_serve(request, path, client):
 """ Given a request for a media asset, this view does the necessary wrangling to get the correct thing delivered to the user. This can also emulate the combo behavior seen when SERVE_REMOTE == False and EMULATE_COMBO == True. """

    
    if msettings['SERVE_REMOTE']:
        # We're serving from S3, redirect there.
        url = client.remote_media_url().strip('/') + '/%(path)s'
        return redirect(url, permanent=True)

    if not msettings['SERVE_REMOTE'] and msettings['EMULATE_COMBO']:
        # Combo emulation is on and we're serving media locally. Try to see if
        # the given path matches a combo file defined in the JOINED dict in
        # the MEDIASYNC settings dict.
        combo_match = _find_combo_match(path)
        if combo_match:
            # We found a combo file match. Combine it and serve the result.
            return combo_serve(request, combo_match, client)

    # No combo file, but we're serving locally. Use the standard (inefficient)
    # Django static serve view.
    
    resp = serve(request, path, document_root=client.media_root, show_indexes=True)
    try:
        resp.content = client.process(resp.content, resp['Content-Type'], path)
    except KeyError:
        # HTTPNotModifiedResponse lacks the "Content-Type" key.
        pass
    return resp