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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 content(self, name, attrs=None, characters=None):
 """Writes an element, some content for the element, and then closes the element, all without indentation. :name: the name of the element :attrs: a dict of attributes :characters: the characters to write """

    with self.no_inner_space(outer=True):
      with self.element(name, attrs):
        if characters:
          self.characters(characters)