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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 _set_name(self, name, inplace=False):
 """ Set the Series name. Parameters name : str inplace : bool whether to modify `self` directly or return a copy """

        inplace = validate_bool_kwarg(inplace, 'inplace')
        ser = self if inplace else self.copy()
        ser.name = name
        return ser