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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 update_topic_counter(sender, topic, user, request, response, **kwargs):
 """ Handles the update of the views counter associated with topics. """

    topic.__class__._default_manager.filter(id=topic.id).update(views_count=F('views_count') + 1)