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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 select(self, selection_specs=None, **kwargs):
 """ Bypasses selection on data and sets extents based on selection. """

        return super(Element2D, self).select(selection_specs, **kwargs)