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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 edit_preferences(self):

 """Edit Spyder preferences"""

        from spyder.preferences.configdialog import ConfigDialog
        dlg = ConfigDialog(self)
        dlg.size_change.connect(self.set_prefs_size)
        if self.prefs_dialog_size is not None:
            dlg.resize(self.prefs_dialog_size)
        for PrefPageClass in self.general_prefs:
            widget = PrefPageClass(dlg, main=self)
            widget.initialize()
            dlg.add_page(widget)
        for plugin in [self.workingdirectory, self.editor,
                       self.projects, self.ipyconsole,
                       self.historylog, self.help, self.variableexplorer,
                       self.onlinehelp, self.explorer, self.findinfiles
                       ]+self.thirdparty_plugins:
            if plugin is not None:
                try:
                    widget = plugin.create_configwidget(dlg)
                    if widget is not None:
                        dlg.add_page(widget)
                except Exception:
                    traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
        if self.prefs_index is not None:
            dlg.set_current_index(self.prefs_index)
        dlg.show()
        dlg.check_all_settings()
        dlg.pages_widget.currentChanged.connect(self.__preference_page_changed)
        dlg.exec_()