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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 upload_file(ctx, opts, owner, repo, filepath, skip_errors, md5_checksum):
 """Upload a package file via the API."""

    filename = click.format_filename(filepath)
    basename = os.path.basename(filename)

    click.echo(
        "Requesting file upload for %(filename)s ... "
        % {"filename": click.style(basename, bold=True)},
        nl=False,
    )

    context_msg = "Failed to request file upload!"
    with handle_api_exceptions(
        ctx, opts=opts, context_msg=context_msg, reraise_on_error=skip_errors
    ):
        with maybe_spinner(opts):
            identifier, upload_url, upload_fields = request_file_upload(
                owner=owner, repo=repo, filepath=filename, md5_checksum=md5_checksum
            )

    click.secho("OK", fg="green")

    context_msg = "Failed to upload file!"
    with handle_api_exceptions(ctx, opts=opts, context_msg=context_msg):
        filesize = utils.get_file_size(filepath=filename)

        label = "Uploading %(filename)s:" % {
            "filename": click.style(basename, bold=True)
        }

        with click.progressbar(
            length=filesize,
            label=label,
            fill_char=click.style("#", fg="green"),
            empty_char=click.style("-", fg="red"),
        ) as pb:

            def progress_callback(monitor):
                pb.update(monitor.bytes_read)

            api_upload_file(
                upload_url=upload_url,
                upload_fields=upload_fields,
                filepath=filename,
                callback=progress_callback,
            )

    return identifier