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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(self):
 """Submits a deletion request for this `Resource` instance as a ``DELETE`` request to its URL."""

        response = self.http_request(self._url, 'DELETE')
        if response.status != 204:
            self.raise_http_error(response)