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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 set_encoding(self, value=DEFAULT_ENCODING):
 """Set the client encoding for the session if the value specified is different than the current client encoding. :param str value: The encoding value to use """

        if self._conn.encoding != value:
            self._conn.set_client_encoding(value)