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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 process(self):
 """Check up on child processes and make sure everything is running as it should be. """

        children = len(self.living_children)
        LOGGER.debug('%i active child%s',
                     children, '' if children == 1 else 'ren')