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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 terminate(self):
 """ Called when an existing task is removed from the configuration. This sets a Do Not Resuscitate flag and then initiates a stop sequence. Once all processes have stopped, the task will delete itself. """

        log = self._params.get('log', self._discard)
        self._dnr = time.time()
        self.stop()
        log.info("Task '%s' marked for death", self._name)