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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 whitespace(lines: float = 1.0):
 """ Adds the specified number of lines of whitespace. :param lines: The number of lines of whitespace to show. """

    r = _get_report()
    r.append_body(render.whitespace(lines))
    r.stdout_interceptor.write_source('\n')