def delete_state_machine(stateMachineArn=None):
    """
    Deletes a state machine. This is an asynchronous operation-- it sets the state machine's status to "DELETING" and begins the delete process.
    See also: AWS API Documentation
    
    
    :example: response = client.delete_state_machine(
        stateMachineArn='string'
    )
    
    
    :type stateMachineArn: string
    :param stateMachineArn: [REQUIRED]
            The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine to delete.
            

    :rtype: dict
    :return: {}
    
    
    """
    pass
