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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 post(self, url, post_params=None):
 """ Make a HTTP POST request to the Reader API. :param url: url to which to make a POST request. :param post_params: parameters to be sent in the request's body. """

        params = urlencode(post_params)
        logger.debug('Making POST request to %s with body %s', url, params)
        return self.oauth_session.post(url, data=params)