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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 parse_nargs(self, nargs):
 """ Nargs is essentially a multi-type encoding. We have to parse it to understand how many values this action may consume. """

        self.max_args = self.min_args = 0
        if nargs is None:
            self.max_args = self.min_args = 1
        elif nargs == argparse.OPTIONAL:
            self.max_args = 1
        elif nargs == argparse.ZERO_OR_MORE:
            self.max_args = None
        elif nargs in (argparse.ONE_OR_MORE, argparse.REMAINDER):
            self.min_args = 1
            self.max_args = None
        elif nargs != argparse.PARSER:
            self.max_args = self.min_args = nargs