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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 browse(self, ms_item=None):
 """Return the sub-elements of item or of the root if item is None :param item: Instance of sub-class of :py:class:`soco.data_structures.MusicServiceItem`. This object must have item_id, service_id and extended_id properties Note: Browsing a MSTrack item will return itself. Note: This plugin cannot yet set the parent ID of the results correctly when browsing :py:class:`soco.data_structures.MSFavorites` and :py:class:`soco.data_structures.MSCollection` elements. """

        # Check for correct service
        if ms_item is not None and ms_item.service_id != self._service_id:
            message = 'This music service item is not for this service'
            raise ValueError(message)

        # Form HTTP body and set parent_id
        if ms_item:
            body = self._browse_body(ms_item.item_id)
            parent_id = ms_item.extended_id
            if parent_id is None:
                parent_id = ''
        else:
            body = self._browse_body('root')
            parent_id = '0'

        # Get HTTP header and post
        headers = _get_header('get_metadata')
        response = _post(self._url, headers, body, **self._http_vars)

        # Check for errors and get XML
        self._check_for_errors(response)
        result_dom = XML.fromstring(really_utf8(response.text))
        # Find the getMetadataResult item ...
        xpath_search = './/' + _ns_tag('', 'getMetadataResult')
        metadata_result = list(result_dom.findall(xpath_search))
        # ... and make sure there is exactly 1
        if len(metadata_result) != 1:
            raise UnknownXMLStructure(
                'The results XML has more than 1 \'getMetadataResult\'. This '
                'is unexpected and parsing will dis-continue.'
            )
        metadata_result = metadata_result[0]

        # Browse the children of metadata result
        out = {'item_list': []}
        for element in ['index', 'count', 'total']:
            out[element] = metadata_result.findtext(_ns_tag('', element))
        for result in metadata_result:
            if result.tag in [_ns_tag('', 'mediaCollection'),
                              _ns_tag('', 'mediaMetadata')]:
                out['item_list'].append(get_ms_item(result, self, parent_id))
        return out