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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 provider(self, value):
 """ Validate and set a WMI provider. Default to `ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT` """

        result = None

        # `None` defaults to `ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT`
        defaulted_value = value or ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT

        try:
            parsed_value = int(defaulted_value)
        except ValueError:
            pass
        else:
            if parsed_value in ProviderArchitecture:
                result = parsed_value

        if result is None:
            self.logger.error(u"Invalid '%s' WMI Provider Architecture. The parameter is ignored.", value)

        self._provider = result or ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT