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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 generate(self, **kwargs):
 """Generate the methods section. Parameters task_converter : :obj:`dict`, optional A dictionary with information for converting task names from BIDS filename format to human-readable strings. Returns ------- counter : :obj:`collections.Counter` A dictionary of unique descriptions across subjects in the dataset, along with the number of times each pattern occurred. In cases where all subjects underwent the same protocol, the most common pattern is most likely the most complete. In cases where the dataset contains multiple protocols, each pattern will need to be inspected manually. Examples -------- """

        descriptions = []

        subjs = self.layout.get_subjects(**kwargs)
        kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k != 'subject'}
        for sid in subjs:
            descriptions.append(self._report_subject(subject=sid, **kwargs))
        counter = Counter(descriptions)
        print('Number of patterns detected: {0}'.format(len(counter.keys())))
        print(utils.reminder())
        return counter