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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 parse(self, stream, parser=None):
 """Parse the given file using available `BaseParser` instances. Raises: TypeError: when the parser argument is not a string or None. ValueError: when the parser argument is a string that does not name a `BaseParser`. """

        force, parsers = self._get_parsers(parser)

        try:
            stream.seek(0)
            lookup = stream.read(1024)
            stream.seek(0)
        except (io.UnsupportedOperation, AttributeError):
            lookup = None

        for p in parsers:
            if p.hook(path=self.path, force=force, lookup=lookup):
                self.meta, self.terms, self.imports, self.typedefs = p.parse(stream)
                self._parsed_by = p.__name__
                break