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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 options(self, value):
 """ Set the options of the CoAP message. :type value: list :param value: list of options """

        if value is None:
            value = []
        assert isinstance(value, list)
        self._options = value