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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 stats(self, **kwargs):
 """ Stream statistics for this container. Similar to the ``docker stats`` command. Args: decode (bool):
 If set to true, stream will be decoded into dicts on the fly. Only applicable if ``stream`` is True. False by default. stream (bool):
 If set to false, only the current stats will be returned instead of a stream. True by default. Raises: :py:class:`docker.errors.APIError` If the server returns an error. """

        return self.client.api.stats(self.id, **kwargs)