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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 respond(self, code):
 """Starts a response. ``code`` is an integer standing for standard HTTP status code. This method will automatically adjust the response to adapt to request parameters, such as "Accept-Encoding" and "TE". """


        # TODO: respect encodings etc. in the request
        resp = HttpResponse(code, self.connection)
        resp.request = self
        if hasattr(self, 'version'):
            resp.version = self.version
        return resp