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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 set_style(style=None, rc=None):
 """ Set the aesthetic style of the plots. This affects things like the color of the axes, whether a grid is enabled by default, and other aesthetic elements. Parameters style : dict, None, or one of {darkgrid, whitegrid, dark, white, ticks} A dictionary of parameters or the name of a preconfigured set. rc : dict, optional Parameter mappings to override the values in the preset seaborn style dictionaries. This only updates parameters that are considered part of the style definition. """

    style_object = _axes_style(style, rc)
    mpl.rcParams.update(style_object)