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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 parse_args(parser):
 """Process args."""

    args = parser.parse_args()

    if args.q:
        logging.getLogger().disabled = True
        sys.stdout = sys.stderr = open(os.devnull, "w")

    if args.a:
        util.Color.alpha_num = args.a

    if args.i:
        image_file = image.get(args.i, iterative=args.iterative)
        colors_plain = colors.get(image_file, args.l, args.backend,
                                  sat=args.saturate)

    if args.theme:
        colors_plain = theme.file(args.theme, args.l)

    if args.R:
        colors_plain = theme.file(os.path.join(CACHE_DIR, "colors.json"))

    if args.b:
        args.b = "#%s" % (args.b.strip("#"))
        colors_plain["special"]["background"] = args.b
        colors_plain["colors"]["color0"] = args.b

    if not args.n:
        wallpaper.change(colors_plain["wallpaper"])

    sequences.send(colors_plain, to_send=not args.s, vte_fix=args.vte)

    if sys.stdout.isatty():
        colors.palette()

    export.every(colors_plain)

    if not args.e:
        reload.env(tty_reload=not args.t)

    if args.o:
        for cmd in args.o:
            util.disown([cmd])

    if not args.e:
        reload.gtk()