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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 table(self, name, database=None):
 """ Create a table expression that references a particular table in the database Parameters name : string database : string, optional Returns ------- table : TableExpr """

        qualified_name = self._fully_qualified_name(name, database)
        schema = self._get_table_schema(qualified_name)
        node = self.table_class(qualified_name, schema, self)
        return self.table_expr_class(node)