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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 _json_request(self, method, path, data):
 """ Issue request against the crate HTTP API. """


        response = self._request(method, path, data=data)
        _raise_for_status(response)
        if len(response.data) > 0:
            return _json_from_response(response)
        return response.data