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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 prepare_lazy_data(content, functions_mapping=None, check_variables_set=None, cached=False):
 """ make string in content as lazy object with functions_mapping Raises: exceptions.VariableNotFound: if any variable undefined in check_variables_set """

    # TODO: refactor type check
    if content is None or isinstance(content, (numeric_types, bool, type)):
        return content

    elif isinstance(content, (list, set, tuple)):
        return [
            prepare_lazy_data(
                item,
                functions_mapping,
                check_variables_set,
                cached
            )
            for item in content
        ]

    elif isinstance(content, dict):
        parsed_content = {}
        for key, value in content.items():
            parsed_key = prepare_lazy_data(
                key,
                functions_mapping,
                check_variables_set,
                cached
            )
            parsed_value = prepare_lazy_data(
                value,
                functions_mapping,
                check_variables_set,
                cached
            )
            parsed_content[parsed_key] = parsed_value

        return parsed_content

    elif isinstance(content, basestring):
        # content is in string format here
        if not is_var_or_func_exist(content):
            # content is neither variable nor function
            # replace $$ notation with $ and consider it as normal char.
            # e.g. abc => abc, abc$$def => abc$def, abc$$$$def$$h => abc$$def$h
            return content.replace("$$", "$")

        functions_mapping = functions_mapping or {}
        check_variables_set = check_variables_set or set()
        content = content.strip()
        content = LazyString(content, functions_mapping, check_variables_set, cached)

    return content