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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 cmd_generate(args):
 """Generate images. Parameters args : `argparse.Namespace` Command arguments. """

    check_output_format(args.output, args.count)

    markov = load(MarkovImage, args.state, args)

    if args.size is None:
        if markov.scanner.resize is None:
            print('Unknown output image size', file=stderr)
            exit(1)
        width, height = markov.scanner.resize
    else:
        width, height = args.size

    if args.level is None:
        scale = markov.scanner.min_size
    else:
        scale = reduce(
            lambda x, y: x * y,
            islice(markov.scanner.level_scale, 0, args.level - 1),
            1
        )

    width, height = width // scale, height // scale

    markov.scanner.traversal[0].show_progress = args.progress

    for fname in outfiles(markov, args.output, args.count, args.progress):
        img = markov(
            width, height,
            state_size=args.state_size,
            levels=args.level
        )
        save_image(img, fname)