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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 addParam(self, paramName, paramValue):
 """ Add a parameter to the request :param paramName: Name of the parameter :param paramValue: Value of the parameter """


        if not paramName:
            raise ValueError('paramName cannot be empty')
        self._params[paramName] = paramValue