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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 adjust_for_length(self, key, r, kwargs):
 """ Converts the response to a string and compares its length to a max length specified in settings. If the response is too long, an error is logged, and an abbreviated response is returned instead. """

        length = len(str(kwargs))
        if length > settings.defaults["max_detail_length"]:
            self._log_length_error(key, length)
            r["max_detail_length_error"] = length
            return r
        return kwargs