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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_section(self, name, params=None):
 """Return a new section"""

        self.sections[name.lower()] = SectionTerm(None, name, term_args=params, doc=self)

        # Set the default arguments
        s = self.sections[name.lower()]

        if name.lower() in self.decl_sections:
            s.args = self.decl_sections[name.lower()]['args']

        return s