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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_intel_notifications(self, ids, timeout=None):
 """ Programmatically delete notifications via the Intel API. :param ids: A list of IDs to delete from the notification feed. :returns: The post response. """

        if not isinstance(ids, list):
            raise TypeError("ids must be a list")

        # VirusTotal needs ids as a stringified array
        data = json.dumps(ids)

        try:
            response = requests.post(
                self.base + 'hunting/delete-notifications/programmatic/?key=' + self.api_key,
                data=data,
                proxies=self.proxies,
                timeout=timeout)
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            return dict(error=str(e))

        return _return_response_and_status_code(response)