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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 delete_object( request, model, post_delete_redirect, object_id=None, slug=None, slug_field='slug', template_name=None, template_loader=loader, extra_context=None, login_required=False, context_processors=None, template_object_name='object'):
 """ Generic object-delete function. The given template will be used to confirm deletetion if this view is fetched using GET; for safty, deletion will only be performed if this view is POSTed. Templates: ``<app_label>/<model_name>_confirm_delete.html`` Context: object the original object being deleted """

    if extra_context is None:
        extra_context = {}
    if login_required and not request.user.is_authenticated:
        return redirect_to_login(request.path)

    obj = lookup_object(model, object_id, slug, slug_field)

    if request.method == 'POST':
        obj.delete()
        msg = ugettext("The %(verbose_name)s was deleted.") %\
            {"verbose_name": model._meta.verbose_name}
        messages.success(request, msg, fail_silently=True)
        return HttpResponseRedirect(post_delete_redirect)
    else:
        if not template_name:
            template_name = "%s/%s_confirm_delete.html" % (
                model._meta.app_label, model._meta.object_name.lower())
        t = template_loader.get_template(template_name)
        c = {
            template_object_name: obj,
        }
        apply_extra_context(extra_context, c)
        response = HttpResponse(t.render(context=c, request=request))
        return response