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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 new_event_type(self, name, mergeable=False):
    ''' Declare a new event. May overwrite an existing entry. '''

    self.event_types[name] = self.EventType(name, mergeable)