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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 _RunClientAction(self, action, request, parser_factory, path_type):
 """Runs the client action with the request and parses the result."""

    responses = list(action(request))

    if parser_factory is None:
      return responses

    # parse the responses
    parsed_responses = []

    for response in responses:
      for parser in parser_factory.SingleResponseParsers():
        parsed_responses.extend(
            parser.ParseResponse(self.knowledge_base, response, path_type))

      for parser in parser_factory.SingleFileParsers():
        precondition.AssertType(response, rdf_client_fs.StatEntry)
        pathspec = response.pathspec
        with vfs.VFSOpen(pathspec) as filedesc:
          parsed_responses.extend(
              parser.ParseFile(self.knowledge_base, pathspec, filedesc))

    for parser in parser_factory.MultiResponseParsers():
      parsed_responses.extend(
          parser.ParseResponses(self.knowledge_base, responses))

    for parser in parser_factory.MultiFileParsers():
      precondition.AssertIterableType(responses, rdf_client_fs.StatEntry)
      pathspecs = [response.pathspec for response in responses]
      with vfs.VFSMultiOpen(pathspecs) as filedescs:
        parsed_responses.extend(
            parser.ParseFiles(self.knowledge_base, pathspecs, filedescs))

    return parsed_responses