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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 output(self, mode='file', forced=False, context=None):
 """ The general output method, override in subclass if you need to do any custom modification. Calls other mode specific methods or simply returns the content directly. """

    output = '\n'.join(self.filter_input(forced, context=context))

    if not output:
        return ''

    if settings.COMPRESS_ENABLED or forced:
        filtered_output = self.filter_output(output)
        return self.handle_output(mode, filtered_output, forced)

    return output