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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 db_set(table, record, column, value, if_exists=False):
    '''
    Sets a column's value for a specific record.

    Args:
        table: A string - name of the database table.
        record: A string - identifier of the record.
        column: A string - name of the column.
        value: A string - the value to be set
        if_exists: A boolean - if True, it is not an error if the record does
            not exist.

    Returns:
        None on success and an error message on failure.

    CLI Example:
    .. code-block:: bash

       salt '*' openvswitch.db_set Interface br0 mac 02:03:04:05:06:07
    '''
    cmd = ['ovs-vsctl']
    if if_exists:
        cmd += ['--if-exists']
    cmd += ['set', table, record, '{0}={1}'.format(column, json.dumps(value))]
    result = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd)
    if result['retcode'] != 0:
        return result['stderr']
    else:
        return None