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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 skip(self):
 """Skip whitespace and count position"""

        buflen = len(self.buf)

        while True:
            self.buf = self.buf.lstrip()
            if self.buf == '':
                self.readline()
                buflen = len(self.buf)
            else:
                self.offset += (buflen - len(self.buf))
                break

        # do not keep comments in the syntax tree
        if not self.keep_comments:
            # skip line comment
            if self.buf[0] == '/':
                if self.buf[1] == '/':
                    self.readline()
                    return self.skip()
            # skip block comment
                elif self.buf[1] == '*':
                    i = self.buf.find('*/')
                    while i == -1:
                        self.readline()
                        i = self.buf.find('*/')
                    self.set_buf(i+2)
                    return self.skip()