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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 attr_sep(self, new_sep: str) -> None: """Set the new value for the attribute separator. When the new value is assigned a new tree is generated. """

        self._attr_sep = new_sep
        self._filters_tree = self._generate_filters_tree()