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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 _ensure_request_id_header(self):
        "Ensure request headers have a request ID. Set one if needed."
        if REQUEST_ID_HEADER not in self.request.headers:
            self.request.headers.add(REQUEST_ID_HEADER, uuid.uuid1().hex)