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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 status(self):
 """Gets the status for the column based on the cell's data."""

        # Deal with status column mechanics based in this cell's data
        if hasattr(self, '_status'):
            # pylint: disable=access-member-before-definition
            return self._status

        if self.column.status or \
                self.column.name in self.column.table._meta.status_columns:
            # returns the first matching status found
            data_status_lower = six.text_type(
                self.column.get_raw_data(self.datum)).lower()
            for status_name, status_value in self.column.status_choices:
                if six.text_type(status_name).lower() == data_status_lower:
                    self._status = status_value
                    return self._status
        self._status = None
        return self._status