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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 close(self):
 """ Closes the object. """

        if self._is_open:
            self.mode = None
            if self.handle:
                self.handle.close()
                self.handle = None
            self.filename = None
            self._is_open = False
            self.status = None