<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
How would you parse a URL into its individual components?
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<|im_start|>assistant
A URL can be parsed into its individual components by using string manipulation and built-in methods such as ``split()`` and ``replace()``. The components generally include the protocol, host name, path, query string and fragment.<|im_end|>
