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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_dict(self, text, i):
 """Parse a dictionary from source text starting at i."""

        old_current_type = self.current_type
        new_type = self.current_type
        if new_type is None:
            # customparameter.value needs to be set from the found value
            new_type = dict
        elif type(new_type) == list:
            new_type = new_type[0]
        res = new_type()
        i = self._parse_dict_into_object(res, text, i)
        self.current_type = old_current_type
        return res, i