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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 tag_begin(self, tag_name, attributes=None):
 """Marks the beginning of the ``tag_name`` structure. Call :meth:`tag_end` with the same ``tag_name`` to mark the end of the structure. Values may be boolean (true/false or 1/0), integer, float, string, or an array. String values are enclosed in single quotes ('). Single quotes and backslashes inside the string should be escaped with a backslash. Boolean values may be set to true by only specifying the key. eg the attribute string "key" is the equivalent to "key=true". Arrays are enclosed in '[]'. eg "rect=[1.2 4.3 2.0 3.0]". If no attributes are required, ``attributes`` can be omitted, an empty string or None. See cairo's Tags and Links Description for the list of tags and attributes. Invalid nesting of tags or invalid attributes will cause the context to shutdown with a status of ``CAIRO_STATUS_TAG_ERROR``. See :meth:`tag_end`. :param tag_name: tag name :param attributes: tag attributes *New in cairo 1.16.* *New in cairocffi 0.9.* """

        if attributes is None:
            attributes = ''
        cairo.cairo_tag_begin(
            self._pointer, _encode_string(tag_name),
            _encode_string(attributes))
        self._check_status()