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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 handle_api_exception(error):
 """ Converts an API exception into an error response. """

    _mp_track(
        type="exception",
        status_code=error.status_code,
        message=error.message,
    )

    response = jsonify(dict(
        message=error.message
    ))
    response.status_code = error.status_code
    return response