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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 terminate(self):
 """Terminate running processes."""

        if self._process.state() == QProcess.Running:
            try:
                self._process.terminate()
            except Exception:
                pass
        self._fired = True