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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_resource(self, transaction, path):
 """ Render a DELETE request. :param transaction: the transaction :param path: the path :return: the response """


        resource = transaction.resource
        method = getattr(resource, 'render_DELETE', None)

        try:
            ret = method(request=transaction.request)
        except NotImplementedError:
            try:
                method = getattr(transaction.resource, "render_DELETE_advanced", None)
                ret = method(request=transaction.request, response=transaction.response)
                if isinstance(ret, tuple) and len(ret) == 2 and isinstance(ret[1], Response) \
                        and isinstance(ret[0], bool):
                    # Advanced handler
                    delete, response = ret
                    if delete:
                        del self._parent.root[path]
                    transaction.response = response
                    if transaction.response.code is None:
                        transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.DELETED.number
                    return transaction
                elif isinstance(ret, tuple) and len(ret) == 3 and isinstance(ret[1], Response) \
                        and isinstance(ret[0], Resource):
                    # Advanced handler separate
                    resource, response, callback = ret
                    ret = self._handle_separate_advanced(transaction, callback)
                    if not isinstance(ret, tuple) or \
                            not (isinstance(ret[0], bool) and isinstance(ret[1], Response)):  # pragma: no cover
                        transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.number
                        return transaction
                    delete, response = ret
                    if delete:
                        del self._parent.root[path]
                    transaction.response = response
                    if transaction.response.code is None:
                        transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.DELETED.number
                    return transaction
                else:
                    raise NotImplementedError
            except NotImplementedError:
                transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED.number
                return transaction

        if isinstance(ret, bool):
            pass
        elif isinstance(ret, tuple) and len(ret) == 2:
            resource, callback = ret
            ret = self._handle_separate(transaction, callback)
            if not isinstance(ret, bool):  # pragma: no cover
                transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.number
                return transaction
        else:  # pragma: no cover
            # Handle error
            transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.number
            return transaction
        if ret:
            del self._parent.root[path]
            transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.DELETED.number
            transaction.response.payload = None
            transaction.resource.deleted = True
        else:  # pragma: no cover
            transaction.response.code = defines.Codes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.number

        return transaction